007A Sample Midterm 2, Problem 1 Detailed Solution

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Evaluate the following limits.

(a) Find  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \lim _{x\rightarrow 2} \frac{\sqrt{x^2+12}-4}{x-2}}

(b) Find  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \lim _{x\rightarrow 0} \frac{\sin(3x)}{\sin(7x)} }

(c) Evaluate  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \lim _{x\rightarrow 0} x^2\cos\bigg(\frac{1}{x}\bigg) }

Background Information:  
1.  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 0} \frac{\sin x}{x}=1}
2. Squeeze Theorem
       Let  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle f,g}   and  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle h}   be functions on an open interval  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle I}   containing  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle c}  
       such that for all  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle x}   in  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle I,~f(x)\le g(x)\le h(x).}
       If  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow c} f(x)=L=\lim_{x\rightarrow c} h(x),}   then  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow c} g(x)=L.}


Solution:

(a)

Step 1:  
We begin by noticing that if we plug in  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle x=2}   into
        Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \frac{\sqrt{x^2+12}-4}{x-2},}
we get   Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \frac{0}{0}.}
Step 2:  
Now, we multiply the numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the numerator.
Hence, we have
        Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \begin{array}{rcl} \displaystyle{\lim _{x\rightarrow 2} \frac{\sqrt{x^2+12}-4}{x-2}} & = & \displaystyle{\lim_{x\rightarrow 2} \frac{(\sqrt{x^2+12}-4)}{(x-2)}\frac{(\sqrt{x^2+12}+4)}{(\sqrt{x^2+12}+4)}}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{\lim_{x\rightarrow 2} \frac{(x^2+12)-16}{(x-2)(\sqrt{x^2+12}+4)}}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{\lim_{x\rightarrow 2} \frac{x^2-4}{(x-2)(\sqrt{x^2+12}+4)}}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{\lim_{x\rightarrow 2} \frac{(x-2)(x+2)}{(x-2)(\sqrt{x^2+12}+4)}}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{\lim_{x\rightarrow 2} \frac{x+2}{\sqrt{x^2+12}+4}}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{\frac{4}{8}}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{\frac{1}{2}.} \end{array}}

(b)

Step 1:  
First, we write
        Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \begin{array}{rcl} \displaystyle{\lim_{x\rightarrow 0} \frac{\sin(3x)}{\sin(7x)}} & = & \displaystyle{\lim_{x\rightarrow 0} \frac{\sin(3x)}{x} \frac{x}{\sin(7x)}}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{\lim_{x\rightarrow 0} \frac{3}{7} \frac{\sin(3x)}{3x}\frac{7x}{\sin(7x)}}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{\frac{3}{7}\lim_{x\rightarrow 0} \frac{\sin(3x)}{3x}\frac{7x}{\sin(7x)}.} \end{array}}
Step 2:  
Now, we have

        Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \begin{array}{rcl} \displaystyle{\lim_{x\rightarrow 0} \frac{\sin(3x)}{\sin(7x)}} & = & \displaystyle{\frac{3}{7}\lim_{x\rightarrow 0} \frac{\sin(3x)}{3x}\frac{7x}{\sin(7x)}}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{\frac{3}{7}\bigg(\lim_{x\rightarrow 0} \frac{\sin(3x)}{3x}\bigg)\bigg(\lim_{x\rightarrow 0} \frac{7x}{\sin(7x)}\bigg)}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{\frac{3}{7} (1)(1)}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{\frac{3}{7}.} \end{array}}

(c)

Step 1:  
First, recall that
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle -1\le \cos (\theta) \le 1}
for all  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \theta.}
Then, for all  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle x\neq 0,}
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle -1\le \cos\bigg(\frac{1}{x}\bigg)\le 1.}
Hence, for all  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle x\neq 0,}
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle -x^2\le x^2\cos\bigg(\frac{1}{x}\bigg) \le x^2.}
Step 2:  
Now, notice
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 0} x^2=0}
and
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 0}-x^2=0.}
Step 3:  
Since
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 0}x^2=\lim_{x\rightarrow 0} -x^2 =0,}
we have
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 0}x^2\cos \bigg(\frac{1}{x}\bigg)=0}
by the Squeeze Theorem.


Final Answer:  
    (a)     Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}}
    (b)     Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \frac{3}{7}}
    (c)     Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle 0}

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