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Philippine Academy of Sakya

High School Mathematics Department

HS Math 4 Basic Calculus (Reference: James Stewart Calculus)

Name:___________________________________________Date:_______________Score:__________ Section:____________________________ Parents signature:_____________________ Topic: Limits at Infinity, Horizontal Asymptotes

Let if

be defined on some interval

. Then

means that the values of

can be made arbitrarily close to L by making x sufficiently large positive. In a similar way, is defined on some interval , then means that the values of

can be made arbitrarily close to L by making x sufficiently large negative. Indeterminate Form : Roughly, If in evaluating a limit by Direct Substitution, the obtained result is , this means that NO CONCLUSION is obtained about the limit via Direct Substitution. The given expression can to be transformed into an equivalent expression in order to determine the limit. Substitution yields manipulation of Definition: Let OR then the line asymptote of . For example, if we want to evaluate , so NO CONCLUSION is made at this point. , it can be shown that the limit in this case is 0. . If , , Direct By some algebraic

is a horizontal the graph of

GRAPHICAL ILLUSTRATION OF LIMITS AT INFINITY 1) How many horizontal asymptotes can the graph of have ? 2) The graph of following : a.) , b.) is shown. State the 3) The graph of following : , c.) a.) , b.) is shown. State the , c.)

d.) The equations of the asymptotes

d.) The equations of the asymptotes

4) Evaluate the following limits at infinity: a.) e.) , b.) , f.) , c.) , g.) , d.) ,

5.1) A tank contains 5000 L of pure water. Brine that contains 30 g of salt per liter of water is pumped into the tank at a rate of 25 L/min. Show that the concentration of salt after t minutes (in grams per liter) is: . 5.2) In 5.1), what happens to the concentration of salt as ?

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