Exercise · ZW-LIMITS-AT-INFINITY-007 · ★★☆ Intermediate
Compute \(\lim_{x\to\infty}\,\frac{x^{2} - 3 x}{2 x + 1}\).
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- C. \(\infty\)
Explanation
The numerator has degree 2 and the denominator degree 1: the quotient is positive for large x and grows without bound, so it tends to \(\infty\).
Review the concept: Limits at infinity
The limit of \(f\) as \(x\) tends to infinity describes what happens to \(f(x)\) when \(x\) grows without bound. For a quotient of polynomials, the result is decided by the quotient of the highest-degree terms.
\[\lim_{x\to\infty}\frac{a_n x^{n}+\cdots}{b_n x^{n}+\cdots}=\frac{a_n}{b_n}\]
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