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Ch. 2 - Limits
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 2, Problema 2.55

Evaluate limx→∞f(x){\(\displaystyle\[\lim\)_{x\(\to\]\infty\)}{f(x)}} andlimx→−∞f(x){\(\displaystyle\)\(\lim\)_{x\(\to\)-\(\infty\)}{f(x)}}.


f(x)=4x3+11−x3f\(\left\)(x\(\right\))=\(\frac{4x^3+1}{1-x^3}\)

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Identify the dominant terms in the numerator and denominator of the function \( f(x) = \frac{4x^3 + 1}{1 - x^3} \).
For \( \lim_{x \to \infty} f(x) \), divide both the numerator and the denominator by \( x^3 \), the highest power of \( x \).
Simplify the expression: \( \frac{4 + \frac{1}{x^3}}{\frac{1}{x^3} - 1} \).
Evaluate the limit as \( x \to \infty \): the terms \( \frac{1}{x^3} \) approach zero, simplifying the expression to \( \frac{4}{-1} \).
For \( \lim_{x \to -\infty} f(x) \), repeat the process: divide by \( x^3 \), simplify, and evaluate the limit, noting that the sign of \( x^3 \) changes.

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