Calculus I · Limits and Continuity · Answer key
Practice Exam A Answer Key
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Practice Exam A answers
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- A1
, while the limit is . The filled point gives the first; nearby graph behavior gives the second.
- A2
Defined value, existing two-sided limit, equality between them.
- A3
It records simultaneous numerator and denominator convergence to zero but does not determine their relative rates.
- A4
IVT guarantees at least one attained intermediate value under continuity; it does not calculate or prove uniqueness.
- A5
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- A6
Factor and cancel to obtain ; answer .
- A7
Rationalization gives ; answer .
- A8
Combine fractions to obtain ; at , answer .
- A9
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- A10
Squeezed between and ; answer .
- A11
Left , right ; answer .
- A12
Numerator approaches ; denominator changes sign. Left , right .
- A13
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- A14
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- A15
Hole at , vertical asymptote , horizontal asymptote .
- A16
, so .
- A17
The polynomial is continuous; values at are , so a root exists.
- A18
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