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Ch. 2 - Limits
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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2장, 문제 51b

Analyze the following limits. Then sketch a graph of y=tanx with the window [−π,π]×[−10,10]and use your graph to check your work.
lim x→π/2^− tan x

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Step 1: Understand the behavior of the tangent function, \( y = \tan x \), near \( x = \frac{\pi}{2} \). The tangent function has vertical asymptotes at \( x = \frac{\pi}{2} + k\pi \) for any integer \( k \), where the function approaches infinity as \( x \) approaches these points from the left and negative infinity from the right.
Step 2: Consider the limit \( \lim_{x \to \frac{\pi}{2}^-} \tan x \). This notation \( x \to \frac{\pi}{2}^- \) indicates that \( x \) is approaching \( \frac{\pi}{2} \) from the left side, meaning \( x \) is slightly less than \( \frac{\pi}{2} \).
Step 3: Analyze the behavior of \( \tan x \) as \( x \) approaches \( \frac{\pi}{2} \) from the left. As \( x \) gets closer to \( \frac{\pi}{2} \), the value of \( \tan x \) increases without bound, indicating that the limit approaches positive infinity.
Step 4: Sketch the graph of \( y = \tan x \) over the interval \([-\pi, \pi]\). Note the vertical asymptotes at \( x = -\frac{\pi}{2} \) and \( x = \frac{\pi}{2} \), where the function approaches infinity from the left and negative infinity from the right.
Step 5: Use the graph to verify your analysis. Observe that as \( x \) approaches \( \frac{\pi}{2} \) from the left, the graph of \( \tan x \) indeed rises steeply towards positive infinity, confirming the limit \( \lim_{x \to \frac{\pi}{2}^-} \tan x = +\infty \).

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