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Consider the function…at the vertical asymptote, x = 0, predict the behavior of the function approaching the asymptote from the right.

Consider the function…at the vertical asymptote, x = 0, predict the behavior of the-example-1

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The function is


f(x)=((x-2)^2(x+1)(x+3))/(x^3(x+3)(x-4))

Notice that if we try to evaluate the function at x=0, we would get,


\lim _(x\to0)f(x)=(12)/(0)

This means that the function f(x) goes to infinity as x approaches zero.

Consider a very small value ε>0 and calculate the f(x) limit when x approaches ε.


\lim _(x\to\epsilon)f(x)=((\epsilon-2)^2(\epsilon+1)(\epsilon+3))/(\epsilon^3(\epsilon+3)(\epsilon-4))

Notice that the numerator is positive for any small value of ε>0. On the other hand, regarding the denominator (ε^3)>0, (ε+3)>0, (ε-4)<0. There is a negative value in the denominator!

Therefore, the function approaches -infinite as x->0 from the right


\lim _(x\to0^+)f(x)=-\infty

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