Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Limits - 2.4 Infinite Limits - 2.4 Exercises - Page 88: 49

Answer

$\theta=10k+5$, $k$ integer

Work Step by Step

We are given the function: $g(\theta)=\tan\dfrac{\pi \theta}{10}$ We should compute $\lim\limits_{\theta \to a} g(\theta)=\lim\limits_{\theta \to a}\tan\dfrac{\pi \theta}{10}$ $=\lim\limits_{\theta \to a}\dfrac{\sin\dfrac{\pi \theta}{10}}{\cos\dfrac{\pi \theta}{10}}$ The function $g(\theta)$ is undefined for $\cos\dfrac{\pi \theta}{10}=0$. $\dfrac{\pi \theta}{10}=\dfrac{(2k+1)\pi}{2}$ $\dfrac{\pi \theta}{10}=\dfrac{5(2k+1)\pi}{10}$ $\theta=10k+5$ Therefore $g(\theta)$ has vertical asymptotes in $\theta=10k+5$, $k$ integer.
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