The function is .
Graph the function:
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\As tends to
from left, the function approaches to
.
.
The function is .
When approaches to
from the left ,
is a small negative number.
Thus , the quotient is a large negative number and
approaches negative infinity from the left
.
.
decreases without bound as
approaches
from the left.
We can verify the limit by the below table .
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A limit in which increases or decreases without bound as
approaches
is called an infinite limit.
As tends to
from left, the function approaches to
.
.
.