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Ch. 2 - Limits
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 2, Problema 2.4.49

Find all vertical asymptotes x=ax=a of the following functions. For each value of aa, determine limx→a+f(x){\(\displaystyle\)\(\lim\)_{x\(\to\) a^{+}}}f\(\left\)(x\(\right\)), limx→a−f(x){\(\displaystyle\)\(\lim\)_{x\(\to\) a^{-}}}f\(\left\)(x\(\right\)), and limx→af(x){\(\displaystyle\)\(\lim\)_{x\(\to\) a}}f\(\left\)(x\(\right\)).
f(x)=x+1x3−4x2+4xf\(\left\)(x\(\right\))=\(\frac{x+1}{x^3-4x^2+4x}\)

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Identify the points where the denominator of the function f(x) = \(\frac{x+1}{x^3-4x^2+4x}\) is equal to zero, as these are potential vertical asymptotes. Set x^3 - 4x^2 + 4x = 0 and solve for x.
Factor the equation x^3 - 4x^2 + 4x = 0. Start by factoring out the greatest common factor, which is x, to get x(x^2 - 4x + 4) = 0.
Further factor the quadratic x^2 - 4x + 4. Notice that it is a perfect square trinomial, so it can be factored as (x - 2)^2. Thus, the equation becomes x(x - 2)^2 = 0.
Solve the factored equation x(x - 2)^2 = 0 to find the values of x that make the denominator zero. The solutions are x = 0 and x = 2.
For each potential vertical asymptote x = 0 and x = 2, evaluate the one-sided limits: \(\lim\)_{x \(\to\) a^+} f(x), \(\lim\)_{x \(\to\) a^-} f(x), and \(\lim\)_{x \(\to\) a} f(x). Analyze the behavior of the function as x approaches these values from the left and right to confirm the presence of vertical asymptotes.

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