Chapter 2: Problem 2
Give the three conditions that must be satisfied by a function to be continuous at a point.
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Chapter 2: Problem 2
Give the three conditions that must be satisfied by a function to be continuous at a point.
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Graph \(y=\sec ^{-1} x\) and evaluate the following limits using the graph. Assume the domain is \(\\{x:|x| \geq 1\\}\). a. \(\lim \sec ^{-1} x\) b. \(\lim _{x \rightarrow-\infty} \sec ^{-1} x\)
Suppose \(f(x)=\frac{p(x)}{q(x)}\) is a rational function, where \(p(x)=a_{m}
x^{m}+a_{m-1} x^{m-1}+\cdots+a_{2} x^{2}+a_{1} x+a_{0}\), \(q(x)=b_{n}
x^{n}+b_{n-1} x^{n-1}+\cdots+b_{2} x^{2}+b_{1} x+b_{0}, a_{m} \neq 0\), and
\(b_{n} \neq 0\).
a. Prove that if \(m=n,\) then \(\lim _{x \rightarrow \pm \infty}
f(x)=\frac{a_{m}}{b_{n}}\).
b. Prove that if \(m
a. Evaluate \(\lim _{x \rightarrow \infty} f(x)\) and \(\lim _{x \rightarrow-\infty} f(x),\) and then identify any horizontal asymptotes. b. Find the vertical asymptotes. For each vertical asymptote \(x=a\), evaluate \(\lim _{x \rightarrow a^{-}} f(x)\) and \(\lim _{x \rightarrow a^{+}} f(x)\). $$f(x)=\frac{x^{2}-4 x+3}{x-1}$$
Finding a function with infinite limits Give a formula for a function \(f\) that satisfies \(\lim _{x \rightarrow 6^{+}} f(x)=\infty\) and \(\lim _{x \rightarrow 6^{-}} f(x)=-\infty.\)
Asymptotes Use analytical methods and/or a graphing utility to identify the vertical asymptotes (if any) of the following functions. $$p(x)=\sec \left(\frac{\pi x}{2}\right), \text { for }|x|<2$$
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