Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 13 - Section 13.4 - Limits at Infinity; Limits of Sequences - 13.4 Exercises - Page 930: 4

Answer

a) $\lim\limits_{x\to \infty} =3$ and $\lim\limits_{x\to -\infty} =-2$ b) $y=3$ and $y=-2$

Work Step by Step

a) From the graph it can be seen that $\lim\limits_{x\to \infty} =3$ and $\lim\limits_{x\to -\infty} =-2$ b) Let us consider that the function $f(x)$ is defined om some interval $(a, \infty)$. Then , we have $\lim\limits_{n\to \infty} f(x)=L$ This implies that the value of the function $f(x)$ can be defined arbitrarily close to the limit $L$ by taking $x$ sufficiently large. Then, the line $y=L$ is called a horizontal asymptote of the function $y=f(x)$ The equations of horizontal asymptotes are: $y=3$ and $y=-2$
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