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Lesson: Limits and Asymptotic Behavior Mathematics • Higher Education

In this lesson, we will learn how to use limits to understand asymptotic behavior of functions.

Lesson Plan

Students will be able to

understand horizontal asymptotes of a curve as lines of the form with , for any ,
understand vertical asymptotes of a curve as lines of the form with , for any .

Q1:

The function is found to have a vertical asymptote at . To which of do the values of go as approaches 3 from the left and the right?

Q2:

For each of the following functions , determine the horizontal asymptote(s) for .

Q3:

Find the horizontal and vertical asymptotes of the function .

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