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Ch. 2 - Limits
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 2, Problema 2.4.7d

The graph of f in the figure has vertical asymptotes at x=1 and x=2. Analyze the following limits. <IMAGE>
lim x→2^− f(x)

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Identify that the limit is approaching from the left side of x = 2, denoted as x \(\to\) 2^-.
Recognize that the function f(x) has a vertical asymptote at x = 2, which means the function's values increase or decrease without bound as x approaches 2.
Since the limit is from the left, consider the behavior of f(x) as x approaches 2 from values less than 2.
Analyze the graph of f(x) to determine whether the function approaches positive infinity or negative infinity as x approaches 2 from the left.
Conclude that the limit \( \lim_{x \to 2^-} f(x) \) is either \( +\infty \) or \( -\infty \) based on the observed behavior of the graph.

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Vertical asymptotes occur in the graph of a function where the function approaches infinity or negative infinity as the input approaches a certain value. In this case, the function f has vertical asymptotes at x=1 and x=2, indicating that as x approaches these values, f(x) does not settle at a finite value but instead diverges.
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