A Mistake in Limit |
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Problem
Find |
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Please find the mistake in
the following calculation: What conceptual
mistake can you find in the above calculation? |
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The Point Hey! Dear friend. When we write x → ∞, we means x → +∞ or x → -∞. When x → +∞, we can get
the above result, that is, But when x → -∞, we let
: Put y = -x. As x→ -∞, y → +∞. Then Haha! There are two different answers, one for x → +∞ and another for x → -∞ |
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The following graph
illustrates the way as x →
+∞ and x → -∞ :
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