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: 7

Answer

2/5 or 0.4

Work Step by Step

Whenever the powers of the denominator and numerator of a rational function are equal, the limit as x tends to infinity will be the coefficients of the highest powered terms of both top and bottom. In this equation, these are 2 and 5 and 2/5 is our final answer.
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