1. Mar 25, 2007

### kiss89

I have 2 questions about limits :

1)Evaluate : lim as x approaches infinity for
(3x-4-4x^2) / (x^2 -16)

2)Evaluate: lim as x approaches -27 for
(27+x) / ( 7/2 + 3 )

thank u.

2. Mar 25, 2007

### JasonRox

3. Mar 25, 2007

### kiss89

4. Mar 25, 2007

### bob1182006

for #1, in order to find the limit as x approaches infinity you need to divide the numerator/denominator by the highest power of x in the denominator, in this problem it would be x^2.
Doing this you'd end up with some 1/x's or x^n times some constant (1,2,3,...) which =0 when you take their limit as x approaches infinity

for #2, lim as x approaches a for f(x) = f(a) IF a is in the domain of f

Last edited: Mar 25, 2007
5. Mar 25, 2007

### turdferguson

For #2, when you plug -27 in you get a number over a nonzero. That means the limit equals the value of the function, in this case, 0

6. Mar 25, 2007

### kiss89

what about Q.1 i still dont understand how to solve it using infinity???

7. Mar 25, 2007

### turdferguson

In the limit, only the highest degree matters. Because the numerator and denominator have the same degree, the function will have a limit (horizontal asymtote) approaching infinity. Divide the coefficient of the numerator by the coefficient of the denominator and you have all thats left when x is big. Your post is different from your work, but either way the answer should be apparent in 2 seconds