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Two calculus questions

  • 11-12-2010 07:36PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 387 ✭✭


    Can someone check the answers I worked out to these two questions -

    1). [latex] \lim_{x \to 0} \ ((x^3 \ - \ 5x)\cos \ (\frac {1}{x^8}))[/latex]

    [latex]-1 \ $\leq$ \cos (\frac {1}{x^8}) \ $\leq$ 1[/latex]

    Multiply across by [latex]x^3 \ - \ 5x[/latex]

    [latex]-(x^3 \ - \ 5x) \ $\leq$ ((x^3 \ - \ 5x)\cos (\frac {1}{x^8}) \ $\leq$ (x^3 \ - \ 5x)[/latex]


    The limits on each side are both 0
    [latex] \lim_{x \to 0} \ -x^3 \ + \ 5x = 0[/latex]

    [latex] \lim_{x \to 0} \ x^3 \ - \ 5x = 0[/latex]

    Therefore, by the squeeze theorem [latex] \lim_{x \to 0} \ ((x^3 \ - \ 5x)\cos \ (\frac {1}{x^8})) = 0[/latex] too. Is that correct?


    2. I'm given [latex] \lim_{x \to 4} \frac {f(x)}{x^2} = 3[/latex] and I have to calculate (a) [latex] \lim_{x \to 4} f(x)[/latex] and (b) [latex] \lim_{x \to 4} \frac {f(x)}{x}[/latex]

    (a)
    [latex] \lim_{x \to 4} f(x) [/latex] / [latex]\lim_{x \to 4} x^2[/latex] = 3 (Quotient rule)

    [latex] \lim_{x \to 4} f(x) = 3 ( \lim_{x \to 4} x^2)[/latex]

    [latex] \lim_{x \to 4} f(x) = 3 (16) = 48[/latex]


    (b)
    [latex] \lim_{x \to 4} \frac {f(x)}{x}[/latex]

    [latex] \lim_{x \to 4} f(x)[/latex] / [latex] \lim_{x \to 4} x[/latex]

    = 48 / 4 = 12


    How do these answers look, are they correct?


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  • Posts: 1,882 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Can someone check the answers I worked out to these two questions -

    1). [latex] \lim_{x \to 0} \ ((x^3 \ - \ 5x)\cos \ (\frac {1}{x^8}))[/latex]

    [latex]-1 \ $\leq$ \cos (\frac {1}{x^8}) \ $\leq$ 1[/latex]

    Multiply across by [latex]x^3 \ - \ 5x[/latex]

    [latex]-(x^3 \ - \ 5x) \ $\leq$ ((x^3 \ - \ 5x)\cos (\frac {1}{x^8}) \ $\leq$ (x^3 \ - \ 5x)[/latex]


    The limits on each side are both 0
    [latex] \lim_{x \to 0} \ -x^3 \ + \ 5x = 0[/latex]

    [latex] \lim_{x \to 0} \ x^3 \ - \ 5x = 0[/latex]

    Therefore, by the squeeze theorem [latex] \lim_{x \to 0} \ ((x^3 \ - \ 5x)\cos \ (\frac {1}{x^8})) = 0[/latex] too. Is that correct?


    2. I'm given [latex] \lim_{x \to 4} \frac {f(x)}{x^2} = 3[/latex] and I have to calculate (a) [latex] \lim_{x \to 4} f(x)[/latex] and (b) [latex] \lim_{x \to 4} \frac {f(x)}{x}[/latex]

    (a)
    [latex] \lim_{x \to 4} f(x) [/latex] / [latex]\lim_{x \to 4} x^2[/latex] = 3 (Quotient rule)

    [latex] \lim_{x \to 4} f(x) = 3 ( \lim_{x \to 4} x^2)[/latex]

    [latex] \lim_{x \to 4} f(x) = 3 (16) = 48[/latex]


    (b)
    [latex] \lim_{x \to 4} \frac {f(x)}{x}[/latex]

    [latex] \lim_{x \to 4} f(x)[/latex] / [latex] \lim_{x \to 4} x[/latex]

    = 48 / 4 = 12


    How do these answers look, are they correct?

    The answers are right as far as I can make out. For the first question, you could also have used the product rule of limits, which is probably a bit simpler.


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 1,855 Mod ✭✭✭✭Michael Collins


    The answers are right as far as I can make out. For the first question, you could also have used the product rule of limits, which is probably a bit simpler.

    I don't think that will actually work in this case as

    [latex] \displaystyle \lim_{x \to 0} \cos\left(\frac{1}{x^8}\right) [/latex]

    does not exist.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,081 ✭✭✭LeixlipRed


    Well you could evaluate that one using the squeeze theorem and then multiply by the limit of the other function. Much of a muchness really.


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