MAT 1234 Calculus I Section 3.4 Limit at infinity
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Caution on infinity
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Example 3 horizontal asymptote
Remarks In the example above, the graph suggests what the limit should be. We will use the following theorem to compute limits. (Graphs are used as confirmations.)
Theorem
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Example 6 Find the limit
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Remark
Note that we did not and cannot use the limit laws in this example. We used an “educational guess” which is acceptable for these type of problems at this level. If you want to see a better solution, which are not required for this class, it is in the next slide (hidden).
Example 8 (Hidden)
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Why?
Example 9 Correct Version