Chapter 2:

Limits and
Continuity

Section: 2.1,2.2, 2.4, 2.5,

2.6
Text Book: Thomas’
Calculus (11th Ed)
Infinite Limits and Asymptotes
Section: 2.4, 2.5
 2.5 Infinite Limits
•  
If grows on positive/negative side without bound as , we say approaches positive
infinity/negative infinity as and we write

• does not mean that limit exists because values of become arbitrarily large or small
as .
• describes behavior of near the point .
 Example 1
•Discuss
  behavior of as approaches zero and describe its graph.
Solution:
When ( attains positive values close to zero), attains positive large values, so

When ( attains negative values close to zero), attains negative large values, so
 Example 2
•Discuss
  behavior of as approaches zero and describe its graph.
Solution:
When ( attains positive values close to zero), , attains positive large values, so

When ( attains negative values close to zero), , attains positive large values, so
 Example 3
•Discuss
  behavior of near .
Solution:
Example 3: Solution
 Example 4
 Discussend behavior of .
Solution:
Example 4: Solution
 The behavior of a polynomial at infinity is described by the
highest degree term

Example 5
•Discuss
  end behavior of .
Solution:
Example 6
•Discuss
  behavior of as approaches and describe one cycle by graph.
Solution:
 Exercise
• Discuss
  behavior of the following functions near the point mentioned and sketch
one cycle of each function.
1.
2.
3.

Exercise 2.5:
Q 1 to Q 26.