University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Section 2.6 - Limits Involving Infinity; Asymptotes of Graphs - Exercises - Page 107: 16

Answer

$$\lim_{x\to\infty}f(x)=\lim_{x\to-\infty}f(x)=0$$

Work Step by Step

To solve these exercises, we would divide both numerator and denominator by the highest power of $x$ in the denominator. Also remember that $$\lim_{x\to\infty}\frac{a}{x^n}=\lim_{x\to-\infty}\frac{a}{x^n}=a\times0=0\hspace{1cm}(a\in R)$$ (a) $$\lim_{x\to\infty}f(x)=\lim_{x\to\infty}\frac{3x+7}{x^2-2}$$ The highest power of $x$ in the denominator here is $x^2$, so we divide both numerator and denominator by $x^2$: $$\lim_{x\to\infty}f(x)=\lim_{x\to\infty}\frac{\frac{3}{x}+\frac{7}{x^2}}{1-\frac{2}{x^2}}$$ $$\lim_{x\to\infty}f(x)=\frac{0+0}{1-0}=\frac{0}{1}=0$$ (b) $$\lim_{x\to-\infty}f(x)=\lim_{x\to-\infty}\frac{3x+7}{x^2-2}$$ Again, we divide both numerator and denominator by $x^2$: $$\lim_{x\to-\infty}f(x)=\lim_{x\to-\infty}\frac{\frac{3}{x}+\frac{7}{x^2}}{1-\frac{2}{x^2}}$$ $$\lim_{x\to-\infty}f(x)=\frac{0+0}{1-0}=\frac{0}{1}=0$$
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