University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Section 2.6 - Limits Involving Infinity; Asymptotes of Graphs - Exercises - Page 107: 4

Answer

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

Work Step by Step

$$f(x)=\pi-\frac{2}{x^2}$$ (a) As $x\to\infty$, or $x$ gets infinitely large, $x^2$ will approach $\infty$ and $2/x^2$, hence, will approach $0$. Therefore, $$\lim_{x\to\infty}f(x)=\lim_{x\to\infty}\Big(\pi-\frac{2}{x^2}\Big)=\pi-0=\pi$$ (b) As $x\to-\infty$, or $x$ gets infinitely small, $x^2$ will approach $\infty$, and $2/x^2$ will approach $0$ as a result. Therefore, $$\lim_{x\to-\infty}f(x)=\lim_{x\to-\infty}\Big(\pi-\frac{2}{x^2}\Big)=\pi-0=\pi$$ A graph of the function $f(x)$ is enclosed below, which shows that $f(x)$ approaches $\pi$ as $x$ approaches either $\infty$ or $-\infty$.
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