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 98: 75

Answer

Sample answer: $\quad h(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{lll} -1 & for & x\lt 0\\ 1 & for & x\geq 0 \end{array}\right.$

Work Step by Step

There are no vertical asymptotes (h does not need to be a rational function.) On the far left side, the graph can approach $y=-1$, (it can also be that $h(x)=-1, $ for $x\lt 0)$ On the far right side, the graph can approach $y=1$, (it can also be that $h(x)=1, $ for $x\gt 0)$ At x=0, h can be undefined, or not. Let our $h(0)=1$. The function $h(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{lll} -1 & for & x\lt 0\\ 1 & for & x\geq 0 \end{array}\right.$ satisfies the conditions.
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