Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 2 - Limits - 2.2 Limits: A Numerical and Graphical Approach - Exercises - Page 55: 47

Answer

The limit does not exist at $c=4$, but does exist at $c=2$ and equals to $+\infty$. vertical asymptotes: $x = 2$ and $x = 4$

Work Step by Step

From the given figure, we find the limits \begin{align*} \lim _{x \rightarrow 2^{-}} f(x)&=+\infty \\ \lim _{x \rightarrow 2^{+}} f(x)&=+\infty \\ \lim _{x \rightarrow 4^{-}} f(x)&=-\infty\\ \lim _{x \rightarrow 4^{+}} f(x)&= 10 \end{align*} For the overall limit to exist, the left and right limits must match. Thus, the limit does not exist at $c=4$, but does exist at $c=2$ and equals to $+\infty$. The vertical asymptotes are the vertical lines at $c = 2$ and $c = 4$, where the function decreases or increases without bound.
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