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Evaluate the limit, if it exists. lim⁡h→0(x−h)7−x7h\lim _{h \rightarrow 0} \frac{(x-h)^{7}-x^{7}}{h}

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The position of a car is given by the values in the following table. t (seconds) 0 1 2 3 4 5 s (feet) 0 19 30 74 111 178 Estimate the instantaneous velocity when t=2t=2 by averaging the velocities for the periods [1,2] and [2,3][1,2] \text { and }[2,3] .

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If 6x−1≤f(x)≤x2−1,6 x-1 \leq f(x) \leq x^{2}-1, find lim⁡x→6f(x)\lim _{x \rightarrow 6} f(x)

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Sketch the graph of the function f and evaluate lim⁡x→3f(x)\lim _{x \rightarrow 3} f(x) f(x)={x−2, if x≤3−2x+7, if x>3f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{ll}x-2, & \text { if } x \leq 3 \\-2 x+7, & \text { if } x>3\end{array}\right.

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If f and g are continuous functions with f(3)=10 and lim⁡x→3[2f(x)−g(x)]=3, find g(3)f(3)=10 \text { and } \lim _{x \rightarrow 3}[2 f(x)-g(x)]=3, \text { find } g(3)

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The cost (in dollars) of producing x units of a certain commodity is C(x)=4,571+17x+0.02x2C(x)=4,571+17 x+0.02 x^{2} Find the instantaneous rate of change with respect to x when x=103. x=103 \text {. } (This is called the marginal cost.)

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Choose an equation from the following that expresses the fact that a function f is continuous at the number 6 .

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Find the limit lim⁡x→3x2−x−6x−3\lim _{x \rightarrow 3} \frac{x^{2}-x-6}{x-3} , if it exists.

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Write an equation that expresses the fact that a function f is continuous at the number 6 .

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Find the limit lim⁡x→2x−1x2−4x+7\lim _{x \rightarrow 2} \frac{x-1}{x^{2}-4 x+7} .

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Use continuity to evaluate the limit. lim⁡x→9xsin⁡(x+10sin⁡x)\lim _{x \rightarrow 9_{x}} \sin (x+10 \sin x)

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Complete the table by computing f(x)f(x) at the given values of x, accurate to five decimal places. Use the results to guess at the indicated limit, if it exists, to three decimal places. lim⁡x→0xsin⁡5x\lim _{x \rightarrow 0} \frac{x}{\sin 5 x} x -0.1 -0.01 -0.001 0.001 0.01 0.1 f(x)

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Evaluate the limit. lim⁡x→0(6+x)−1−6−1x\lim _{x \rightarrow 0} \frac{(6+x)^{-1}-6^{-1}}{x}

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If a rock is thrown upward on the planet Mars with a velocity of 15 m/s15 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s} , its height in meters t seconds later is given by y=15t−1.86t2y=15 t-1.86 t^{2} . Find the average velocity over the time interval [1,4][1,4] .

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Find the slope of the tangent line to the curve y=5x2y=5 x^{2} at the point (−4,22)(-4,22) .

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For x=5x=5 determine whether f is continuous from the right, from the left, or neither.  For  x=5  determine whether f is continuous from the right, from the left, or neither.

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Use the graph of the function to state the value of lim⁡x→0f(x)\lim _{x \rightarrow 0} f(x) , if it exists. f(x)=x2+x4x3+x2f(x)=\frac{x^{2}+x}{4 \sqrt{x^{3}+x^{2}}}

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The point P(4,2)P(4,2) lies on the curve y=xy=\sqrt{x} . If is the point Q (x,x)(x, \sqrt{x}) , use your calculator to find the slope of the secant line PQ (correct to six decimal places) for the value x=3.89.x=3.89 .

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Find the limit lim⁡x→0x+14−14x\lim _{x \rightarrow 0} \frac{\sqrt{x+14}-\sqrt{14}}{x} , if it exists.

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Find the limit. lim⁡x→3x2+3x−18x−3\lim _{x \rightarrow 3} \frac{x^{2}+3 x-18}{x-3}

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