The function is .
When tends to
from the left side,
is a large negative number.
Therefore approaches negative infinity from the left
.
so .
decreases without bound as
approaches
from the left.
Verify the limit using the table .
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A limit in which decreases without bound as
approaches
is called an infinite limit.
Therefore, .
.