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12th grade Limits that go to infinity at an asymptote worksheet

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Limits that go to infinity at an asymptote

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  1. Bo studies f(x) = (x − 3)/((x − 1)(x + 2)) as x → 1⁻. What is the limit?

    • f(x) → −∞ as x → 1⁻
    • no limit as x → 1⁻
    • f(x) → +∞ as x → 1⁻
  2. Esme studies f(x) = (x + 4)/((x + 1)(x − 3)) as x → -1⁺. What is the limit?

    • f(x) → +∞ as x → -1⁺
    • no limit as x → -1⁺
    • f(x) → −∞ as x → -1⁺
  3. f(x) = (x + c)/(x² − 2x − 15) has two vertical asymptotes. Kira picks c to turn the right one into a hole. What is c?

  4. f(x) = (x + c)/(x² − 3x − 28) has two vertical asymptotes. Luz picks c to turn the right one into a hole. What is c?

  5. f(x) = (x + c)/(x² − 5x − 36) has two vertical asymptotes. Milo picks c to turn the right one into a hole. What is c?

  6. f(x) = (x + c)/(x² − 5x − 24) has two vertical asymptotes. Noah picks c to turn the right one into a hole. What is c?

  7. A magnifying glass has focal length 10 cm, and its magnification is m(d) = 10/(10 − d) for an object d cm away. Pia checks d → 10⁻. What is the limit?

    • no limit as d → 10⁻
    • m(d) → −∞ as d → 10⁻
    • m(d) → +∞ as d → 10⁻
  8. The same lens: m(d) = 10/(10 − d), with d the object's distance in cm. Ren checks d → 10⁺. What is the limit?

    • no limit as d → 10⁺
    • m(d) → +∞ as d → 10⁺
    • m(d) → −∞ as d → 10⁺
  9. A model rocket's tracking camera zooms by z(d) = 6/(d − 6) as the rocket's distance d nears 6 km. Tala checks d → 6⁺. What is the limit?

    • z(d) → −∞ as d → 6⁺
    • no limit as d → 6⁺
    • z(d) → +∞ as d → 6⁺
  10. The same camera's zoom is z(d) = 6/(d − 6), with d in km. Zee checks d → 6⁻. What is the limit?

    • z(d) → +∞ as d → 6⁻
    • z(d) → −∞ as d → 6⁻
    • no limit as d → 6⁻
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Limits that go to infinity at an asymptote. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can find a vertical asymptote and tell a hole from an asymptote.
  • I can decide whether f goes to +∞ or −∞ on each side of an asymptote.
  • I can say when the two-sided limit at an asymptote exists as ∞ or −∞, and when it does not exist.

Standard: none (beyond CCSS)

Words to know

vertical asymptote: A vertical line x = a the graph runs up or down beside.

+∞, −∞: The values grow without bound, upward or downward.

hole: A single missing point where a factor cancelled.

Common mistakes

Used the zero of the top. The top's zero is where the graph crosses the axis; the bottom's zero gives the asymptote.

Read x − 3 = 0 as x = −3. Put the answer back in: the factor should be 0.

Read the curve on the other side of the asymptote. From the left means x a little less than the asymptote's x.

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with limits that go to infinity at an asymptote?

Used the zero of the top. The top's zero is where the graph crosses the axis; the bottom's zero gives the asymptote.

Are these 12th grade math worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions at each level are free to print, with the answer key, and no account is needed.

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