Sample Problems

Math 5151

Fall 2015

lim 3 x 6

1. Prove( use

( , )

) that

2. Prove( use

( , )

) that

1
lim x 2 sin 0
x
x 0

3. Prove( use

( , )

) that

x 3

x 2

lim x 9

4. a) Define the term: continuous function

b) Let

f ( x )= x ,0 x< .

Prove that

is continuous on

5. Let f be defined on [0, 2] by

f ( x )=

x 2 0 x<1
x+1 1 x 2

a) Show that f

is continuous from the right at 0 and 1.

b) Show that f is continuous from left at 2.

[ 0, ) .

c) If

continuous at 1? justify

d) Show that

is continuous on [0, 2].

6. Prove that if f is continuous on a finite closed interval [a, b], then f is

bounded on [a, b]

7. Discuss in detail the continuity (or discontinuity) of the function

x4
x4
(
)
f x = x2
4 x=4

8. a) Discuss in detail the continuity (or discontinuity) of the function

f ( x )=x 2 sin

1
x

b) If the function f is discontinuous, is the discontinuity removable?

9. Let

f ( x )=

rational
{ 0x ifif xxisis irrational

a) Prove that
b) Let

is continuous at

a 0 , prove that f

x=0.

is discontinuous at x=a.

10. a) State (without proof) the Intermediate Value Theorem.

b) Show that

f ( x )=x 4 +2 x3 +2

c) Show that

2 +3 =4

has at least two roots

has a solution.

11. a) Show that if f is uniformly continuous on D, then f is continuous at

every point of D.
b) Give a counter example to show that the converse is not true.

12. Prove that

f ( x )=

1
x2

is uniformly continuous on

f ( x )=x 2

13. a) Prove that

is uniformly continuous on

[r , r ]

for any finite

r.
b) Show that

14. Let

and

f +g

and

fg

f ( x )=x

is NOT uniformly continuous on

( , ) .

be uniformly continuous on an interval S. Prove that

are uniformly continuous on S.

15. a) Prove that if

f is continuous at x 0 , then

|f| is continuous at

x0 .
b) Give a counterexample to show that the converse is not true.

16. Prove that if

all

is continuous at

in some neighborhood of

x0.

x 0 and

f ( x 0 ) > , then

f (x)>

for

17. See exercises in Section 2.1 # 4a, b, c, 9, 11, 31, 36, a, b

18. See exercises in Section: 2.2 # 3, 4, 6, 11, 15, 16, 20, 22