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Limits (Foundations)

Core skills for this exam family.

Phase 2 · AP Calculus

Limits: core idea

Direct substitution when continuous.

Example problem: hint and answer

Evaluate lim⁡x→2(3x+1)\lim_{x\to2}(3x+1).

Hint: Direct substitution. Answer: 7.

Practice (9 problems — type your answers)

  • 1. Evaluate lim⁡x→−1(x2−4)\lim_{x\to-1}(x^2-4).

  • 2. Evaluate lim⁡x→0sin⁡xx\lim_{x\to0}\dfrac{\sin x}{x}.

  • 3. Evaluate lim⁡x→3x2−9x−3\lim_{x\to3}\dfrac{x^2-9}{x-3}.

  • 4. Evaluate lim⁡x→∞5x2−12x2+7\lim_{x\to\infty}\dfrac{5x^2-1}{2x^2+7}.

  • 5. Evaluate lim⁡x→0ex−1x\lim_{x\to0}\dfrac{e^x-1}{x}.

  • 6. Evaluate lim⁡x→4x−2x−4\lim_{x\to4}\dfrac{\sqrt{x}-2}{x-4}.

  • 7. Evaluate lim⁡x→01−cos⁡xx2\lim_{x\to0}\dfrac{1-\cos x}{x^2}.

  • 8. Evaluate lim⁡x→−∞3x−2x+1\lim_{x\to-\infty}\dfrac{3x-2}{x+1}.

  • 9. Evaluate lim⁡x→0tan⁡xx\lim_{x\to0}\dfrac{\tan x}{x}.

Limits Practice Problems — Foundations