document.write( "Question 1200138: Evaluate limit (as x approaches negative infinity) (10x-3)/(sqrt(5x^2-x^3-7x+1)) \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "As x approaches negative infinity, the numerator behaves as  -10*|x|,\r\n" );
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document.write( "while the denominator behaves as  \"-sqrt%28abs%28x%5E3%29%29\" = \"-abs%28x%29%5E1.5\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "So the rational function behaves as  \"%2810%2Aabs%28x%29%29%2Fabs%28x%29%5E1.5\" = \"10%2Fabs%28x%29%5E0.5\",\r\n" );
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document.write( "i.e. tends to zero, as x approaches minus infinity.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  The limit is 0 (zero).\r\n" );
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