Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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Chapter 2 - Section 2.6 - Limits at Infinity; Horizontal Asymptotes - 2.6 Exercises - Page 139: 52

Answer

The horizontal asymptotes are: $y = 0~~$ (as $x \to -\infty$) $y = 2~~$ (as $x \to \infty$) $x=ln(5)~~$ is a vertical asymptote.

Work Step by Step

Horizontal asymptotes: $\lim\limits_{x \to -\infty}\frac{2e^x}{e^x-5} = \lim\limits_{x \to \infty}\frac{2/e^x}{1/e^x-5} = \frac{0}{0-5} = 0$ $\lim\limits_{x \to \infty}\frac{2e^x}{e^x-5} = 2$ The horizontal asymptotes are $y = 0~~$ (as $x \to -\infty$) and $y = 2~~$ (as $x \to \infty$) Vertical asymptotes. $y = \frac{2e^x}{e^x-5}$ We can find $x$ when $e^x-5 = 0$: $e^x-5 = 0$ $e^x = 5$ $x = \ln(5)$ Thus $~x=ln(5)~~$ is a vertical asymptote.
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