Limit, Continuity and Differentiability · Mathematics · NDA

Consider the following statements :
1. $f(x)$ is increasing in the interval $(e, \infty)$
2. $f(x)$ is decreasing in the interval $(1, e)$
3. $9 \ln 7 > 7 \ln 9$
Which of the statements given above are correct ?

What is $\lim\limits_{x \to 0-} h(x) + \lim\limits_{x \to 0+} h(x)$ equal to?

If a differentiable function f(x) satisfies $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to - 1} \dfrac{f(x)+1}{x^2-1}=-\dfrac{3}{2}$ then what is $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to - 1} f(x)$ equal to?

If the function $\rm f\left( x \right) = \left\{ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {a + bx,\;\;}&{x < 1}\\ {5,}&{x = 1}\\ {b - ax,}&{x > 1} \end{array}} \right.$ is continuous, then what is the value of (a + b)?

If $\rm\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to a} \frac{a^x -x^a}{x^x -a^a}= - 1$, then what is the value of a?

What is $\rm\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 2}\frac{x^3 + x^2}{x^2 + 3x + 2}$ equal to?