The function is
.
When
tends to
from the left side,
is a large negative number.
Therefore
approaches negative infinity from the left
.
so
.
decreases without bound as
approaches
from the left.
Verify the limit using the table .
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A limit in which
decreases without bound as
approaches
is called an infinite limit.
Therefore,
.
.