Asymptotic and Unbounded Behavior - AP Calculus AB

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Evaluate the integral:

$\int $(x^3$$-2x^2$+5x-1) dx$

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When taking the antiderivative add one to the exponent and then divide by the exponent.

Evaluate:

$\int_${-4}^{4}$ $(x^{9}$ + tan(x) - $x^{3}$cos(x))dx$

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$f(x) = $x^{9}$ + tan(x) - $x^{3}$cos(x)$ and

$f(-x) = $(-x)^{9}$ + tan(-x) - $(-x)^{3}$cos(-x) =$

Recall that is an odd function and is an even function.

Thus, since is an odd function, the integral of this function from to will be zero.

Evaluate

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The equation will have a horizontal asymptote y=4.

We can find the horizontal asymptote by looking at the terms with the highest power.

The terms with the highest power here are in the numerator and in the denominator. These terms will "take over" the function as x approaches infinity. That means the limit will reach the ratio of the two terms.

The ratio is

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For this infinity limit, we need to consider the leading terms of both the numerator and the denominator. In our problem, the leading term of the numerator is larger than the leading term of the denominator. Therefore, it will be growing at a faster rate.

Now, simply input the limit value, and interpret the results.

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For infinity limits, we need only consider the leading term in both the numerator and the denominator. Here, we have the case that the exponents are equal in the leading terms. Therefore, the limit at infinity is simply the ratio of the coefficients of the leading terms.

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Infinity limits can be found by only considering the leading term in both the numerator and the denominator. In this problem, the numerator has a higher exponent than the denominator. Therefore, it will keep increasing and increasing at a much faster rate. These limits always tend to infinity.

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For infinity limits, we only consider the leading term in both the numerator and the denominator. Then, we need to consider the exponents of the leading terms. Here, the denominator has a higher degree than the numerator. Therefore, we have a bottom heavy fraction. Even though we are evaluating the limit at negative infinity, this will still tend to zero because the denominator is growing at a faster rate. You can convince yourself of this by plugging in larger and larger negative values. You will just get a longer and smaller decimal.

$\begin{align}&$\text{Of the following functions, which most likely represents the sample data above?}$\end{align}$

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$\begin{align}&$\text{Observation of the data points shows that there’s a sharp increase}$\&$\text{and decrease on either side of a particular x-value. This type}$\&$\text{of behavior is observed when there’s a vertical asymptote. An}$\&$\text{asymptote is a value that a function may approach, but will}$\&$\text{never actually attain. In the case of vertical asymptotes, this}$\&$\text{behavior occurs if the function approaches infinity for a given}$\&$\text{x-value, often when a zero value appears in a denominator. Noting}$\&$\text{this rule, the above function has a zero in the denominator}$\&$\text{at a definite point centered approximately around:}$\&x=-1.8\&$\text{We find a zero denominator for the function: }$\&-$\frac{(10x + 11)}{(11x + 20)}$\end{align}$

$\begin{align}&$\text{Decide which of the following functions, most likely represents the sample data above.}$\end{align}$

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$\begin{align}&$\text{Notice that as x increases, the points of data graphed appears}$\&$\text{to level out, flattening towards a certain value. This value}$\&$\text{is what is known as a horizontal asymptote. An asymptote is}$\&$\text{a value that a function approaches, but never actually reaches.}$\&$\text{Think of a horizontal asymptote as the limit of a function as}$\&$\text{x approaches infinity. In such a case, as x approaches infinity,}$\&$\text{any constants added or subtracted in the numerator and denominator}$\&$\text{become irrelevant. What matters is the power of x in the denominator}$\&$\text{and the numerator; if those are the same, then the coefficients}$\&$\text{define the asymptote. We see that the function flattens towards:}$\&f(\infty)=0.75\&$\text{This matches the ratio of coefficients for the function: }$\&$\frac{(6x + 1)}{(8x - 17)}$\end{align}$

$\begin{align}&$\text{Which of the four following functions is depicted in the sample data above?}$\end{align}$

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$\begin{align}&$\text{Observation of the data points shows that there’s a sharp increase}$\&$\text{and decrease on either side of a particular x-value. This type}$\&$\text{of behavior is observed when there’s a vertical asymptote. An}$\&$\text{asymptote is a value that a function may approach, but will}$\&$\text{never actually attain. In the case of vertical asymptotes, this}$\&$\text{behavior occurs if the function approaches infinity for a given}$\&$\text{x-value, often when a zero value appears in a denominator. Noting}$\&$\text{this rule, the above function has a zero in the denominator}$\&$\text{at a definite point centered approximately around:}$\&x=-1.1\&$\text{We find a zero denominator for the function: }$\&$\frac{(8x - 2)}{(10x + 11)}$\end{align}$

$\begin{align}&$\text{Decide which of the following functions, most likely represents the sample data above.}$\end{align}$

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$\begin{align}&$\text{Observation of the data points shows that there’s a sharp increase}$\&$\text{and decrease on either side of a particular x-value. This type}$\&$\text{of behavior is observed when there’s a vertical asymptote. An}$\&$\text{asymptote is a value that a function may approach, but will}$\&$\text{never actually attain. In the case of vertical asymptotes, this}$\&$\text{behavior occurs if the function approaches infinity for a given}$\&$\text{x-value, often when a zero value appears in a denominator. Noting}$\&$\text{this rule, the above function has a zero in the denominator}$\&$\text{at a definite point centered approximately around:}$\&x=-0.3\&$\text{We find a zero denominator for the function: }$\&-$\frac{(x - 11)}{(4x + 1)}$\end{align}$

$\begin{align}&$\text{Decide which of the following functions, most likely represents the sample data above.}$\end{align}$

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$\begin{align}&$\text{Notice that as x increases, the points of data graphed appears}$\&$\text{to level out, flattening towards a certain value. This value}$\&$\text{is what is known as a horizontal asymptote. An asymptote is}$\&$\text{a value that a function approaches, but never actually reaches.}$\&$\text{Think of a horizontal asymptote as the limit of a function as}$\&$\text{x approaches infinity. In such a case, as x approaches infinity,}$\&$\text{any constants added or subtracted in the numerator and denominator}$\&$\text{become irrelevant. What matters is the power of x in the denominator}$\&$\text{and the numerator; if those are the same, then the coefficients}$\&$\text{define the asymptote. We see that the function flattens towards:}$\&f(\infty)=-2.67\&$\text{This matches the ratio of coefficients for the function: }$\&-$\frac{(8x - 18)}{(3x + 3)}$\end{align}$

$\begin{align}&$\text{Which of the four following functions is depicted in the sample data above?}$\end{align}$

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$\begin{align}&$\text{Observation of the data points shows that there’s a sharp increase}$\&$\text{and decrease on either side of a particular x-value. This type}$\&$\text{of behavior is observed when there’s a vertical asymptote. An}$\&$\text{asymptote is a value that a function may approach, but will}$\&$\text{never actually attain. In the case of vertical asymptotes, this}$\&$\text{behavior occurs if the function approaches infinity for a given}$\&$\text{x-value, often when a zero value appears in a denominator. Noting}$\&$\text{this rule, the above function has a zero in the denominator}$\&$\text{at a definite point centered approximately around:}$\&x=-0.8\&$\text{We find a zero denominator for the function: }$\&$\frac{(10x - 1)}{(6x + 5)}$\end{align}$

$\begin{align}&$\text{Of the following functions, which most likely represents the sample data above?}$\end{align}$

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$\begin{align}&$\text{Notice that as x increases, the points of data graphed appears}$\&$\text{to level out, flattening towards a certain value. This value}$\&$\text{is what is known as a horizontal asymptote. An asymptote is}$\&$\text{a value that a function approaches, but never actually reaches.}$\&$\text{Think of a horizontal asymptote as the limit of a function as}$\&$\text{x approaches infinity. In such a case, as x approaches infinity,}$\&$\text{any constants added or subtracted in the numerator and denominator}$\&$\text{become irrelevant. What matters is the power of x in the denominator}$\&$\text{and the numerator; if those are the same, then the coefficients}$\&$\text{define the asymptote. We see that the function flattens towards:}$\&f(\infty)=2\&$\text{This matches the ratio of coefficients for the function: }$\&$\frac{(16x - 12)}{(8x - 18)}$\end{align}$

$\begin{align}&$\text{Decide which of the following functions, most likely represents the sample data above.}$\end{align}$

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$\begin{align}&$\text{Notice that as x increases, the points of data graphed appears}$\&$\text{to level out, flattening towards a certain value. This value}$\&$\text{is what is known as a horizontal asymptote. An asymptote is}$\&$\text{a value that a function approaches, but never actually reaches.}$\&$\text{Think of a horizontal asymptote as the limit of a function as}$\&$\text{x approaches infinity. In such a case, as x approaches infinity,}$\&$\text{any constants added or subtracted in the numerator and denominator}$\&$\text{become irrelevant. What matters is the power of x in the denominator}$\&$\text{and the numerator; if those are the same, then the coefficients}$\&$\text{define the asymptote. We see that the function flattens towards:}$\&f(\infty)=-0.73\&$\text{This matches the ratio of coefficients for the function: }$\&-$\frac{(11x - 18)}{(15x - 17)}$\end{align}$

$\begin{align}&$\text{Of the following functions, which most likely represents the sample data above?}$\end{align}$

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$\begin{align}&$\text{Observation of the data points shows that there’s a sharp increase}$\&$\text{and decrease on either side of a particular x-value. This type}$\&$\text{of behavior is observed when there’s a vertical asymptote. An}$\&$\text{asymptote is a value that a function may approach, but will}$\&$\text{never actually attain. In the case of vertical asymptotes, this}$\&$\text{behavior occurs if the function approaches infinity for a given}$\&$\text{x-value, often when a zero value appears in a denominator. Noting}$\&$\text{this rule, the above function has a zero in the denominator}$\&$\text{at a definite point centered approximately around:}$\&x=-0.2\&$\text{We find a zero denominator for the function: }$\&$\frac{(11x - 18)}{(17x + 4)}$\end{align}$

$\begin{align}&$\text{Decide which of the following functions, most likely represents the sample data above.}$\end{align}$

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$\begin{align}&$\text{Notice that as x increases, the points of data graphed appears}$\&$\text{to level out, flattening towards a certain value. This value}$\&$\text{is what is known as a horizontal asymptote. An asymptote is}$\&$\text{a value that a function approaches, but never actually reaches.}$\&$\text{Think of a horizontal asymptote as the limit of a function as}$\&$\text{x approaches infinity. In such a case, as x approaches infinity,}$\&$\text{any constants added or subtracted in the numerator and denominator}$\&$\text{become irrelevant. What matters is the power of x in the denominator}$\&$\text{and the numerator; if those are the same, then the coefficients}$\&$\text{define the asymptote. We see that the function flattens towards:}$\&f(\infty)=-1.5\&$\text{This matches the ratio of coefficients for the function: }$\&-$\frac{(18x + 17)}{(12x - 11)}$\end{align}$

$\begin{align}&$\text{Which of the four following functions is most likely depicted in the sample data above?}$\end{align}$

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$\begin{align}&$\text{Observation of the data points shows that there’s a sharp increase}$\&$\text{and decrease on either side of a particular x-value. This type}$\&$\text{of behavior is observed when there’s a vertical asymptote. An}$\&$\text{asymptote is a value that a function may approach, but will}$\&$\text{never actually attain. In the case of vertical asymptotes, this}$\&$\text{behavior occurs if the function approaches infinity for a given}$\&$\text{x-value, often when a zero value appears in a denominator. Noting}$\&$\text{this rule, the above function has a zero in the denominator}$\&$\text{at a definite point centered approximately around:}$\&x=-1.3\&$\text{We find a zero denominator for the function: }$\&-$\frac{(x + 1)}{(10x + 13)}$\end{align}$

$\begin{align}&$\text{Which of the four following functions is probably depicted in the sample data above?}$\end{align}$

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$\begin{align}&$\text{Notice that as x increases, the points of data graphed appears}$\&$\text{to level out, flattening towards a certain value. This value}$\&$\text{is what is known as a horizontal asymptote. An asymptote is}$\&$\text{a value that a function approaches, but never actually reaches.}$\&$\text{Think of a horizontal asymptote as the limit of a function as}$\&$\text{x approaches infinity. In such a case, as x approaches infinity,}$\&$\text{any constants added or subtracted in the numerator and denominator}$\&$\text{become irrelevant. What matters is the power of x in the denominator}$\&$\text{and the numerator; if those are the same, then the coefficients}$\&$\text{define the asymptote. We see that the function flattens towards:}$\&f(\infty)=-3.8\&$\text{This matches the ratio of coefficients for the function: }$\&-$\frac{(19x - 15)}{(5x - 15)}$\end{align}$

Compute

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Firstly, recall the rules for evaluating the limits of rational expressions as they go to infinity:

If the degree on the top is greater than the degree on the bottom, the limit does not exist.

If the degree on the top is less than the degree on the bottom, the limit is 0.

If the degrees in both the numerator and denominator are equal, the limit is the ratio of the leading coefficients.

These rules follow from how the function grows as the inputs get larger, ignoring everything but the leading terms.

Then, note that, while the numerator is not written in the correct order for you, that the highest power in the numerator is 5. Likewise, the highest power in the denominator is 5. Thus, the limit will be the ratio of the coefficients on the terms, which is $$\frac{-2}{1}$ = -2$ .