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\chead{\color{black} \Large Limits at Infinity - Part1}
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\lfoot{\small   \copyright $\;$    Hidegkuti,  Powell,  2009}
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\begin{center}
{\LARGE Sample Problems}\bigskip
\end{center}

\begin{enumerate}
\item (Monomials) \ Compute each of the following limits.\medskip

a) $\ \lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }3x^{4}$\medskip\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \
c) $\ \lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\left( -2x^{5}\right) $ \ \ \ \ \ \
\ e) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\left( -\dfrac{2}{3}x^{6}\right) $
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ g) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }4x^{3}$

b) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }3x^{4}$ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ d) \ $%
\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\left( -2x^{5}\right) $\medskip\ \ \ \ \
\ f) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\left( -\dfrac{2}{3}x^{6}\right) $
\ \ \ \ \ \ h) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }4x^{3}$

\item (Exponential Functions) \ \ Compute each of the following
limits.\medskip 
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a) $\ \lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }2^{x}$

b) $\ \lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }2^{x}$

c) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\left( \dfrac{2}{3}\right) ^{x}$

d) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\left( \dfrac{2}{3}\right) ^{x}$

e) $\ \lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\dfrac{2^{x+3}}{3^{x+1}}$

f) $\ \lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\dfrac{2^{x+3}}{3^{x+1}}$

g) $\ \lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\dfrac{2^{2x+1}}{3^{x-1}}$

h) $\ \lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\dfrac{2^{2x+1}}{3^{x-1}}$ \ 
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\item (Basic Functions) \ Compute each of the following limits.\medskip 
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a) \ $\ \lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\dfrac{1}{x}$\medskip\ \ \ \ \ \ \
\ \ \ \ 

b) \ $\ \lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\dfrac{1}{x}$\medskip\ \ \ \ \ \
\ \ 

c) $\ \lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\dfrac{-5}{2x^{3}}$ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 

d) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\dfrac{3x-2}{x}$\medskip\ 

e) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\sqrt{x}$\medskip

f) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\sqrt{x}$\medskip

g) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\log _{3}x$\medskip

h) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\log _{3}x$\medskip

i) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }7$\medskip

j) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }7$\medskip

k*) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\left( 3^{x+2}-3^{x}\right) $

l) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\left( 3^{x+2}-3^{x}\right) $

m*) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\left( \log _{10}3x-\log
_{10}x\right) $

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\begin{center}
{\LARGE Practice Problems}\bigskip
\end{center}

\begin{enumerate}
\item Compute each of the following limits.\medskip

a) $\ \lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\left( -\dfrac{3}{8}x^{15}\right) $
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ c) $\ \lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\dfrac{1}{3}x^{8}$\ \
\ \ \ \ \ \ \medskip\ \ \ e) $\ \lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }4x^{9}$ \
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ g) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\left(
-7x^{10}\right) $

b) $\ \lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\left( -\dfrac{3}{8}x^{15}\right) $
\ \ \ \ \ d) $\ \lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\dfrac{1}{3}x^{8}$\ \ \ \
\medskip\ \ \ \ \ f) $\ \ \lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }4x^{9}\ \ \ \ \
\ \ \ \ \ $h)$\ \ \lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\left( -7x^{10}\right) $

\item Compute each of the following limits.\medskip 
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a) $\ \lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\dfrac{2^{3x-1}}{5^{x-1}}$\medskip
\medskip

b) $\ \lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\dfrac{2^{3x-1}}{5^{x-1}}$\medskip
\medskip

c) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\dfrac{2^{2x+3}}{5^{x-1}}$\medskip
\medskip

d) $\ \lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\dfrac{2^{2x+3}}{5^{x-1}}$\medskip
\medskip

e) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\dfrac{2^{2x+3}}{4^{x-1}}$\medskip
\medskip

f) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\dfrac{2^{2x+3}}{4^{x-1}}$\medskip
\medskip

g) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\dfrac{2^{x+3}\cdot 3^{x-1}}{7^{x-2}}
$\medskip \medskip

h) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\dfrac{2^{2x+3}\cdot 3^{x-1}}{7^{x-2}%
}$ \ 
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\item Compute each of the following limits.\medskip 
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a) $\ \lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\dfrac{3}{x^{5}}$\medskip

b) $\ \lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\dfrac{3}{x^{5}}$\medskip

c) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\dfrac{5x-3}{x}$\medskip

d) $\ \lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\dfrac{5x-3}{x}$\medskip

e) $\ \lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }e^{x}$\medskip\ 

f) $\ \lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }e^{x}$\medskip\ 

g) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\left( 5x-\dfrac{2}{x+3}\right) $%
\medskip

h)\ $\ \lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\left( 5x-\dfrac{2}{x+3}\right) $%
\medskip

i) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\dfrac{5x-3}{x}$\medskip

j) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\dfrac{5x-3}{x}$\medskip

k) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\log _{0.2}x$\medskip

l) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\log _{0.2}x$\medskip

m) \ $\lim\limits_{a\rightarrow \infty }\dfrac{-3a^{5}+2a-5}{a^{2}}$\medskip

n) $\lim\limits_{a\rightarrow -\infty }\dfrac{-3a^{5}+2a-5}{a^{2}}$\medskip

o) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\left( \ln 5x-\ln x\right) $\medskip

p) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\left( \ln 5x-\ln x\right) $\medskip

q) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\dfrac{-4x^{8}+x^{3}-x+7}{x^{4}}$%
\medskip

r) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\dfrac{-4x^{8}+x^{3}-x+7}{x^{4}}$%
\medskip

s) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\left( 2^{x+1}-2^{x}\right) $\medskip

t) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\left( 2^{x+1}-2^{x}\right) $%
\medskip

u*) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\left( \log _{2}x-\log _{2}\left(
x+1\right) \right) $\medskip

v*) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\left( \log _{2}\left( \dfrac{1}{x}%
\right) \right) $\medskip

x*) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\left( \dfrac{2^{x}+1}{2^{x}}%
\right) $\medskip\ \ 
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\item A company is introducing a new product. The marketing manager
determines that $t$ weeks after

an advertising campaign begins (where $t\geq 4$), $P(t)$ percent of the
potential market is aware of the burners, where%
\begin{equation*}
P(t)=75\dfrac{t^{2}-4t-1}{t^{2}}+3\text{ \ \ \ \ \ \ }t\geq 4
\end{equation*}

a) \ What percent of the potential market knows about the product after $7$
weeks?

b) \ What happens to the percentage $P(t)$ in the long run? \ \pagebreak
\end{enumerate}

\begin{center}
{\LARGE Sample Problems - Answers}\bigskip
\end{center}

\begin{enumerate}
\item a) $\ \infty $\medskip\ \ \ \ b) \ $\infty $ \ \ \ c) $\ -\infty $ \ \
\ \ d) \ $\infty $\ \ \ \ \ e) \ $-\infty $ \ \ \ \ f) \ $-\infty $ \ \ \ g)
\ $\infty $ \ \ \ \ h) \ $-\infty $

\item a) $\ \infty $ \ \ \ \ b) $\ 0$ \ \ \ c) \ $0$ \ \ \ \ d) \ $\infty $
\ \ \ \ e) $\ 0$ \ \ \ \ f) $\ \infty $ \ \ \ \ g) $\ \infty $ \ \ \ h) $\ 0$

\item a) \ $\ 0$\medskip\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ b) \ $\ 0$\ \ \ \ \ \ c) $\ 0$ \ \ \
\ d) \ $3$\ \ \ \ \ e) \ $\infty $ \ \ \ \ \ f) \ $\func{undefined}$ \ \ \
g) \ $\infty $ \ \ \ \ f) \ $\func{undefined}$ \ \ \ \ h) \ $\func{undefined}
$ \ \ 

i) $\ 7$ \ \ \ \ j) \ $7$ \ \ \ k) \ $\infty $ \ \ \ \ l) \ $0$ \ \ \ \ m) \ 
$\log _{10}3$\medskip

\bigskip \bigskip
\end{enumerate}

\begin{center}
{\LARGE Practice Problems - Answers}\bigskip \bigskip
\end{center}

\begin{enumerate}
\item a) $\ -\infty $ \ \ \ \ b) $\ \infty $ \ \ \ \ \ c) $\
\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\dfrac{1}{3}x^{8}=\infty $\ \ \ \ \ \ \ d) 
$\ \infty $\ \ \ \medskip\ \ \ e) $\ \infty $ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ f) $%
-\infty $ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ g) \ $-\infty $ \ \ \ \ \ \ h)$\ \ -\infty $

\item a) $\ \infty \qquad $b) $\ 0\qquad $c) \ $0$\qquad d) $\ \infty \qquad 
$e) \ $32\qquad $f) \ $32\qquad $g) \ $\allowbreak 0\qquad $h) \ $\infty $ \ 

\item a) $\ 0\qquad $b) $\ 0\qquad $c) \ $5\qquad $d) $\ 5\qquad $e) $\
\infty \qquad $f) $\ 0\qquad $g) \ $\infty \qquad $h)\ $\ -\infty \qquad $i)
\ $5\qquad $j) \ $5\qquad $k) \ $-\infty $

l) \ $\func{undefined}\qquad $m) \ $-\infty \qquad $n) $\ \infty $\qquad o)
\ $\ln 5\qquad $p) \ $\ln 5\qquad $q) $-\infty \qquad $r) \ $-\infty $
\qquad s) \ $\infty \qquad $t) \ $0$

u*) \ $0\qquad $v*) \ $-\infty \qquad $x*) \ $1$

\item a) \ $P\left( 7\right) =\dfrac{1797}{49}\approx 36.\,\allowbreak 673$
\ \ \ \ b) \ $\lim\limits_{t\rightarrow \infty }P(t)=78$ \ \ - this means
that on the long run, eventually, about $78\%$ of the market will be aware
of this product.\medskip
\end{enumerate}

\pagebreak

\begin{center}
{\LARGE Sample Problems - Solutions}\bigskip \bigskip
\end{center}

\begin{enumerate}
\item (Monomials) \ \ Compute each of the following limits.

a) $\ \lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }3x^{4}$\medskip \newline
Solution: \ Since the limit we are asked for is as $x$ approaches infinity,
we should think of $x$ as a very large positive number. \ Then $3x^{4}$ is
very large, and also positive because it is the product of five positive
numbers. \ 
\begin{equation*}
3x^{4}=\underset{\text{positive}}{3}\cdot \underset{\text{positive}}{x}\cdot 
\underset{\text{positive}}{x}\cdot \underset{\text{positive}}{x}\cdot 
\underset{\text{positive}}{x}
\end{equation*}%
So the answer is $\infty $. \ We state the answer: $\lim\limits_{x%
\rightarrow \infty }3x^{4}=\infty $.\medskip \medskip \medskip

b) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }3x^{4}$\medskip \newline
Solution: \ Since the limit we are asked for is as $x$ approaches negative
infinity, we should think of $x$ as a very large negative number. \ Then $%
3x^{4}$ is very large, and also positive because it is the product of one
positive and four negative numbers. 
\begin{equation*}
3x^{4}=\underset{\text{positive}}{3}\cdot \underset{\text{negative}}{x}\cdot 
\underset{\text{negative}}{x}\cdot \underset{\text{negative}}{x}\cdot 
\underset{\text{negative}}{x}
\end{equation*}%
\ So the answer is $\infty $. \ We state the answer: $\lim\limits_{x%
\rightarrow -\infty }3x^{4}=\infty $\medskip \medskip \medskip

c) $\ \lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\left( -2x^{5}\right) $\medskip 
\newline
Solution: \ Since the limit we are asked for is as $x$ approaches infinity,
we should think of $x$ as a very large positive number. \ Then $-2x^{5}$ is
very large, and also negative because it is the product of one negative and
five positive numbers. \ 
\begin{equation*}
-2x^{5}=\underset{\text{negative}}{-2}\cdot \underset{\text{positive}}{x}%
\cdot \underset{\text{positive}}{x}\cdot \underset{\text{positive}}{x}\cdot 
\underset{\text{positive}}{x}\cdot \underset{\text{positive}}{x}
\end{equation*}%
So the answer is $-\infty $. \ We state the answer: $\lim\limits_{x%
\rightarrow \infty }\left( -2x^{5}\right) =-\infty $\medskip \medskip
\medskip

d) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\left( -2x^{5}\right) $\medskip 
\newline
Solution: \ Since the limit we are asked for is as $x$ approaches negative
infinity, we should think of $x$ as a very large negative number. \ Then $%
-2x^{5}$ is very large, and also positive because it is the product of six
negative numbers. \ 
\begin{equation*}
-2x^{5}=\underset{\text{negative}}{-2}\cdot \underset{\text{negative}}{x}%
\cdot \underset{\text{negative}}{x}\cdot \underset{\text{negative}}{x}\cdot 
\underset{\text{negative}}{x}\cdot \underset{\text{negative}}{x}
\end{equation*}%
So the answer is $\infty $. \ We state the answer: $\lim\limits_{x%
\rightarrow -\infty }\left( -2x^{5}\right) =\infty $

e) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\left( -\dfrac{2}{3}x^{6}\right) $%
\medskip \newline
Solution: \ Since the limit we are asked for is as $x$ approaches infinity,
we should think of $x$ as a very large positive number. \ Then $-\dfrac{2}{3}%
x^{6}$ is very large, and also negative because it is the product of one
negative and six positive numbers. \ 
\begin{equation*}
-\dfrac{2}{3}x^{6}=\underset{\text{negative}}{-\dfrac{2}{3}}\cdot \underset{%
\text{positive}}{x}\cdot \underset{\text{positive}}{x}\cdot \underset{\text{%
positive}}{x}\cdot \underset{\text{positive}}{x}\cdot \underset{\text{%
positive}}{x}\cdot \underset{\text{positive}}{x}
\end{equation*}%
So the answer is $-\infty $. \ We state the answer: \ $\lim\limits_{x%
\rightarrow \infty }\left( -\dfrac{2}{3}x^{6}\right) =-\infty $\medskip
\medskip \medskip

f) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\left( -\dfrac{2}{3}x^{6}\right) $%
\medskip \newline
Solution: \ Since the limit we are asked for is as $x$ approaches negative
infinity, we should think of $x$ as a very large negative number. \ \ Then $-%
\dfrac{2}{3}x^{6}$ is very large, and also negative because it is the
product of seven negative numbers. \ 
\begin{equation*}
-\dfrac{2}{3}x^{6}=\underset{\text{negative}}{-\dfrac{2}{3}}\cdot \underset{%
\text{negative}}{x}\cdot \underset{\text{negative}}{x}\cdot \underset{\text{%
negative}}{x}\cdot \underset{\text{negative}}{x}\cdot \underset{\text{%
negative}}{x}\cdot \underset{\text{negative}}{x}
\end{equation*}%
\ So the answer is $-\infty $. \ We state the answer: $\lim\limits_{x%
\rightarrow -\infty }-\dfrac{2}{3}x^{6}=-\infty $\medskip \medskip \medskip

g) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }4x^{3}$\medskip \newline
Solution: \ Since the limit we are asked for is as $x$ approaches infinity,
we should think of $x$ as a very large positive number. \ Then $4x^{3}$ is
very large, and also positive because it is the product of four positive
numbers. \ 
\begin{equation*}
4x^{3}=\underset{\text{positive}}{4}\cdot \underset{\text{positive}}{x}\cdot 
\underset{\text{positive}}{x}\cdot \underset{\text{positive}}{x}
\end{equation*}%
So the answer is $\infty $. \ We state the answer: $\lim\limits_{x%
\rightarrow \infty }4x^{3}=\infty $\medskip \medskip \medskip

h) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }4x^{3}$\medskip \newline
Solution: \ Since the limit we are asked for is as $x$ approaches negative
infinity, we should think of $x$ as a very large negative number. \ \ Then $%
4x^{3}$ is very large, and also negative because it is the product of one
positive and three negative numbers. \ 
\begin{equation*}
4x^{3}=\underset{\text{positive}}{4}\cdot \underset{\text{negative}}{x}\cdot 
\underset{\text{negative}}{x}\cdot \underset{\text{negative}}{x}
\end{equation*}%
\ So the answer is $-\infty $. \ We state the answer: $\lim\limits_{x%
\rightarrow -\infty }4x^{3}=-\infty $\medskip \medskip

\item (Exponential Functions) \ Compute each of the following limits.

Let \ $a>0.$ \ Then the limit of the exponential function $f\left( x\right)
=a^{x}$ \ is as follows.%
\begin{eqnarray*}
\text{Case 1. \ \ \ If\ \ }a &>&1\text{, then\ \ \ }\lim\limits_{x%
\rightarrow \infty }a^{x}=\infty \text{ \ \ and \ }\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow
-\infty }a^{x}=0 \\
\text{Case 2. \ \ \ If\ \ }0 &<&a<1\text{, then\ \ \ }\lim\limits_{x%
\rightarrow \infty }a^{x}=0\text{ \ \ and \ }\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow
-\infty }a^{x}=\infty
\end{eqnarray*}

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a) $\ \lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }2^{x}$ \ \ and\ \ \ \ \ b) $\
\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }2^{x}$\newline
Solution: \ Since $2>1,$ \ these limits are $\infty $ and $0,$ i.e. $%
\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }2^{x}=\infty $ and $\lim\limits_{x%
\rightarrow -\infty }2^{x}=0$.

c) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\left( \dfrac{2}{3}\right) ^{x}$ \ \
and\ \ \ \ d) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\left( \dfrac{2}{3}%
\right) ^{x}$\newline
Solution: \ Since $\dfrac{2}{3}<1,$ \ these limits are $0$ and $\infty $,
i.e. $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\left( \dfrac{2}{3}\right)
^{x}=\allowbreak 0$ and $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\left( \dfrac{2}{%
3}\right) ^{x}=\infty $.\bigskip

e) $\ \lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\dfrac{2^{x+3}}{3^{x+1}}$\newline
Solution: \ We start by re-writing the exponential expressions. \ The goal
is to bring it into a form where there is only one exponential expression
involving $x.$%
\begin{equation*}
\dfrac{2^{x+3}}{3^{x+1}}=\dfrac{2^{x}\cdot 2^{3}}{3^{x}\cdot 3^{1}}=\dfrac{%
2^{x}\cdot 8}{3^{x}\cdot 3}=\dfrac{8}{3}\left( \dfrac{2}{3}\right) ^{x}
\end{equation*}%
\begin{equation*}
\text{Thus \ \ }\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\dfrac{2^{x+3}}{3^{x+1}}%
=\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\dfrac{8}{3}\left( \dfrac{2}{3}\right)
^{x}=\dfrac{8}{3}\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\left( \dfrac{2}{3}%
\right) ^{x}=0\text{ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ since }\dfrac{2}{3}<1
\end{equation*}

f) $\ \lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\dfrac{2^{x+3}}{3^{x+1}}$\newline
Solution: \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\dfrac{2^{x+3}}{3^{x+1}}%
=\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\dfrac{2^{x+3}}{3^{x+1}}%
=\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\dfrac{8}{3}\left( \dfrac{2}{3}\right)
^{x}=\dfrac{8}{3}\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\left( \dfrac{2}{3}%
\right) ^{x}=\infty $\medskip \medskip \medskip

g) $\ \lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\dfrac{2^{2x+1}}{3^{x-1}}$\newline
Solution: \ We start by re-writing the exponential expressions. \ The goal
is to bring it into a form where there is only one exponential expression
involving $x.$%
\begin{equation*}
\dfrac{2^{2x+1}}{3^{x-1}}=\dfrac{2^{2x}\cdot 2^{1}}{\dfrac{3^{x}}{3^{1}}}=%
\dfrac{\left( 2^{2}\right) ^{x}\cdot 2}{3^{x}\cdot \dfrac{1}{3}}=\dfrac{%
4^{x}\cdot 6}{3^{x}}=6\left( \dfrac{4}{3}\right) ^{x}
\end{equation*}%
\begin{equation*}
\text{Thus \ \ }\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\dfrac{2^{2x+1}}{3^{x-1}}%
=\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }6\left( \dfrac{4}{3}\right)
^{x}=6\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\left( \dfrac{4}{3}\right)
^{x}=\infty \text{ \ \ \ since }\dfrac{4}{3}>1
\end{equation*}

h) $\ \lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\dfrac{2^{2x+1}}{3^{x-1}}$\newline
Solution: \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\dfrac{2^{2x+1}}{3^{x-1}}%
=\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }6\left( \dfrac{4}{3}\right)
^{x}=6\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\left( \dfrac{4}{3}\right) ^{x}=0$%
\medskip \medskip \medskip

\item (Basic Functions) \ \ Compute each of the following limits.

a) \ $\ \lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\dfrac{1}{x}$\medskip \newline
Solution: \ This is a very important limit. \ Since the limit we are asked
for is as $x$ approaches infinity, we should think of $x$ as a very large
positive number. \ The reciprocal of a very large positive number is a very
small positive number. \ This limit is $0$.\medskip \medskip \pagebreak

b) \ $\ \lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\dfrac{1}{x}$\medskip \newline
Solution: \ Since the limit we are asked for is as $x$ approaches negative
infinity, we should think of $x$ as a very large negative number. \ The
reciprocal of a very large negative number is a very small negative number.
\ This limit is $0$.\medskip \medskip

c) $\ \lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\dfrac{-5}{2x^{3}}$\medskip \newline
Solution: \ Since the limit we are asked for is as $x$ approaches infinity,
we should think of $x$ as a very large positive number. \ We divide $-5$ by
a very large positive number. \ This limit is $0$.\medskip \medskip

d) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\dfrac{3x-2}{x}$\medskip \newline
Solution: \ Now both numerator and denominator approach negative infinity,
so we don't know much about the quotient (other than it is positive). \ But
this can be improved by a bit of algebra: \ we simply divide by $x$ and then
the limit becomes much more easy to handle. \ 
\begin{equation*}
\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\dfrac{3x-2}{x}=\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow
-\infty }\left( \dfrac{3x}{x}-\dfrac{2}{x}\right) =\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow
-\infty }\left( 3-\dfrac{2}{x}\right) =3
\end{equation*}%
As $x$ is a very large negative number, $\dfrac{2}{x}$ approaches zero, and
so the limit is $3$.\medskip \medskip \medskip

e) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\sqrt{x}$\medskip

Solution: \ The expression $\sqrt{x}$ becomes larger than any fixed number.
\ For example, if $x$ is $1000^{2}$, then $x$ is $1000$ and so on. \ This
limit is infinity.\medskip \medskip \medskip

f) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\sqrt{x}$\medskip

Solution: \ As $x$ becomes a larger and larger negative number, the
expression $\sqrt{x}$ is undefined. \ It is undefined for any negative
number. \ Since there are no function values on the left of zero, there is
no limit either. \ This limit is undefined.\medskip \medskip \medskip

g) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\log _{3}x$\medskip

The expression $\log _{3}x$ becomes larger than any fixed number. \ For
example, if $x$ is $3^{1000}$, then $x$ is $1000$ and so on. \ The limit is
infinity.\medskip \medskip \medskip

h) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\log _{3}x$\medskip

Solution: \ As $x$ becomes a larger and larger negative number, the
expression $\log _{3}x$ is undefined. \ It is undefined for any negative
number and also zero. \ Since there are no function values on the left of
zero, there is no limit either. \ The limit is undefined.\medskip \medskip
\medskip

i) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }7$\medskip

Solution: \ The notation is strange without $x$ ever appearing. \ This is
about the constant function $f\left( x\right) =7$. \ As $x$ becomes larger
and larger, the function values remain $7.$ \ So, there is just one value to
which they remain very, very, very close: $7$. \ So, the limit is $7$%
.\medskip \medskip \medskip

j) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }7$\medskip

Solution: \ As $x$ becomes a larger and larger negative value, the function
values remain $7.$ \ So, there is just one value to which they remain very,
very, very close: $7$. \ So, the limit is $7$.\medskip \medskip \medskip

k*) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\left( 3^{x+2}-3^{x}\right) $%
\medskip

Solution: \ As $x$ becomes larger and larger, both $3^{x+2}$ and $3^{x}$ are
very very large, so we do not know much about their difference. \ The idea
that we subtract a very large number from another very large number is not
giving us enough clue to determine the limit. \ This situation called an 
\textbf{indeterminate}. \ In case of an indeterminate, we cannot evaluate
the limit in its original form. \ We must transform the expression to a form
where it is no longer an indeterminate. \ In this particular example, we
need to realize that $3^{x+2}=3^{x}\cdot 3^{9}=9\cdot 3^{x}$. \ Then the two
exponential expressions can be combined into a single expression that is no
longer an indeterminate. 
\begin{equation*}
\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\left( 3^{x+2}-3^{x}\right)
=\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\left( 3^{x}\cdot 3^{2}-3^{x}\right)
=\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\left( 9\cdot 3^{x}-3^{x}\right)
=\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\left( 9\cdot 3^{x}-1\cdot 3^{x}\right)
=\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\left( 8\cdot 3^{x}\right)
\end{equation*}%
As $x$ becomes very large, $3^{x}$ is extremely large. \ Then multiplication
by $8$ just makes it even larger, and so the answer is infinity. \ \bigskip

l) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\left( 3^{x+2}-3^{x}\right) $%
\medskip

Solution: \ As $x$ becomes a larger and larger negative number, both $%
3^{x+2} $ and $3^{x}$ are very very small, so their difference is also very
small. \ Interestingly, this is not an indeterminate. \ The answer is zero.
\ 

Also note that this is not an indeterminate, and we do not need the
computation shown above, but it does still work: if we transform our
expression to $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow -\infty }\left( 8\cdot 3^{x}\right) 
$, we think about an extremely small number (something like $0.0000001$)
that is multiplied by $8$. \ It will still be extremely small, and so the
limit is zero.\bigskip

m*) \ $\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\left( \log _{10}3x-\log
_{10}x\right) $\medskip

Solution: \ As $x$ becomes larger and larger, both $\log _{10}3x$ and $\log
_{10}x$ are very very large, so we do not know much about their difference.
\ The idea that we subtract a very large number from another very large
number is not giving us enough clue to determine the limit. \ This is again
an indeterminate. \ So, we must transform the expression to a form where it
is no longer an indeterminate. \ We will use the following property of
logarithms: $\log _{10}a-\log _{10}b=\log _{10}\left( \dfrac{a}{b}\right) $.%
\begin{equation*}
\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\left( \log _{10}3x-\log _{10}x\right)
=\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\log _{10}\left( \dfrac{3x}{x}\right)
=\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow \infty }\log _{10}3=\log _{10}3
\end{equation*}%
This expression turned out to be constant, so the limit is the constant
value.
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