Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 2: Limits and Continuity - Section 2.6 - Limits Involving Infinity; Asymptotes of Graphs - Exercises 2.6 - Page 97: 39

Answer

$$-\infty $$

Work Step by Step

When $ x $ approaches 2 from the left then $ x-2$ approaches 0 from the left because $\mathrm{x}$ is always a "little" less then $2,$ so $ x-2<0$, and thus $$\lim _{x \rightarrow 2^{-}} \frac{3}{2- x}=- \infty $$
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