Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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Chapter 2 - Section 2.6 - Limits at Infinity; Horizontal Asymptotes - 2.6 Exercises - Page 138: 24

Answer

$$\lim\limits_{x\to-\infty}\frac{\sqrt{1+4x^6}}{2-x^3}=2$$

Work Step by Step

$$A=\lim\limits_{x\to-\infty}\frac{\sqrt{1+4x^6}}{2-x^3}$$$$A=\lim\limits_{x\to-\infty}\frac{X}{Y}$$ Divide both numerator and denominator by $x^3$, we have - In the numerator: Notice that as $x\to-\infty$, we have $x\lt0$. Therefore, $\sqrt{x^6}=|x^3|=(|x|)^3=(-x)^3=-x^3$ So, $X=\frac{\sqrt{1+4x^6}}{x^3}=\frac{\sqrt{1+4x^6}}{-\sqrt{x^6}}=-\sqrt{\frac{1+4x^6}{x^6}}=-\sqrt{\frac{1}{x^6}+4}$ - In the denominator: $Y=\frac{2-x^3}{x^3}=\frac{2}{x^3}-1$ Therefore, $$A=\lim\limits_{x\to-\infty}\frac{-\sqrt{\frac{1}{x^6}+4}}{\frac{2}{x^3}-1}$$$$A=-\frac{\lim\limits_{x\to-\infty}(\sqrt{\frac{1}{x^6}+4})}{\lim\limits_{x\to-\infty}(\frac{2}{x^3})-1}$$$$A=-\frac{\sqrt{\lim\limits_{x\to-\infty}(\frac{1}{x^6})+4}}{2\times\lim\limits_{x\to-\infty}(\frac{1}{x^3})-1}$$$$A=-\frac{\sqrt{0+4}}{2\times0-1}$$$$A=2$$
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