Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 3 - Applications of Differentiation - 3.4 Limits at Infinity; Horizontal Asymptotes - 3.4 Exercises - Page 241: 3

Answer

(a)$ \lim_{x\to \infty } f(x) = -2$ (b) $ \lim_{x\to- \infty } f(x) = 2$ (c)$ \lim_{x\to1 } f(x) = \infty$ (d) $ \lim_{x\to3 } f(x) =-\infty$ (e) $y=2$ , $y=-2$ , $x=1$ and $x=3$

Work Step by Step

(a) From the given figure , as $x \to \infty$ the graph of $f(x) $ seems to level out at $y = -2$, then $ \lim_{x\to \infty } f(x) = -2$ (b) From the given figure , as $x \to -\infty$ the graph of $f(x) $ seems to level out at $y =2$, then $ \lim_{x\to- \infty } f(x) = 2$ (c) From the given figure , as $x \to 1$ the graph of $f(x) $diverges towards $\infty$, then $ \lim_{x\to1 } f(x) =\infty$ (d) From the given figure , as $x \to 3$ the graph of $f(x) $diverges towards $-\infty$, then $ \lim_{x\to3 } f(x) =-\infty$ (e) From part (a) to (c) , the equations of asymptotes are $y=2$ , $y=-2$ , $x=1$ and $x=3$
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