INFINITE LIMITS

Definition:
Let f be a function that is defined at every number in some open interval I
containing a, except possibly at the number a itself. As x approaches a, f(x)
increases without bound, which is written
lim f ( x ) =+∞
x→ a

if for any N, there exists a δ > 0 such that if

0<|x−a|< δ then f (x)<N

Definition:
Let f be a function that is defined at every number in some open interval I
containing a, except possibly at the number a itself. As x approaches a, f(x)
decreases without bound, which is written
lim f ( x ) =−∞
x→ a

if for any N, there exists a δ > 0 such that if

0<|x−a|< δ then f (x)<N

16. If r is any positive integer, then

1
x → 0+¿ =+ ∞
xr
( i ) lim ¿
¿

1
xr {
=¿ −∞ if r is odd
+∞ if r is even
x → 0−¿ ¿
(ii ) lim ¿
¿

17. If a is any real number and if lim f ( x )=0 and lim g( x)=c , where c is a
x→ a x→ a
constant not equal
to 0, then
g(x )
a. if c>0 and if f ( x ) → 0 through positive values of f(x), lim =+∞
x→ a f ( x )
g( x )
b. if c>0 and if f ( x ) → 0 through negative values of f(x), lim =−∞
x→ a f (x )
g( x )
c. if c<0 and if f ( x ) → 0 through positive values of f(x), lim =−∞
x→ a f ( x )
g( x )
d. if c<0 and if f ( x ) → 0 through negative values of f(x), lim =+ ∞
x→ a f (x )
 f ( x )=+¿ ∞ g ( x ) =¿ c
18. If lim ¿ and lim ¿ , where c is any constant except 0, then
x→a x →a

a. if c > 0, lim
x→ a
f ( x ) ∙ g ( x )=+ ∞

b. if c < 0, lim f ( x ) ∙ g ( x )=−∞

x→ a