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The 2019 Stack Overflow Developer Survey Results Are InNeed help with a limitHow to evaluate indeterminate form of a limitThe limit of $ ln{x} + cot{x}$Limit of a rational function to the power of xEvaluating the limit of $lim_{xtoinfty}(sqrt{frac{x^3}{x+2}}-x)$.Evaluate the following limit without L'HopitalLimit of: $ -x+sqrt{x^2+x} $ for $ xtoinfty $Limit with integral and powerWhat is the result of the following limit?Determining if a multivariable limit exists












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I can't determine the limit of such form:
$$lim_{x to 0} frac{1}{x}, $$
$$+infty~text{or }-infty$$
I tried to get around it, no success.






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    Simply: the limit does not exist. You can say that $$lim_{xto 0^+} frac{1}{x}=infty$$ and $$lim_{xto 0^-} frac{1}{x}=-infty.$$
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    Just to 0, that s what I am asking for, as it is clear, it doesn t exist.
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I can't determine the limit of such form:
$$lim_{x to 0} frac{1}{x}, $$
$$+infty~text{or }-infty$$
I tried to get around it, no success.






limits







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    Simply: the limit does not exist. You can say that $$lim_{xto 0^+} frac{1}{x}=infty$$ and $$lim_{xto 0^-} frac{1}{x}=-infty.$$
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    – Dave
    3 hours ago






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    How are you defining a limit?
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    Just to 0, that s what I am asking for, as it is clear, it doesn t exist.
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I can't determine the limit of such form:
$$lim_{x to 0} frac{1}{x}, $$
$$+infty~text{or }-infty$$
I tried to get around it, no success.






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I can't determine the limit of such form:
$$lim_{x to 0} frac{1}{x}, $$
$$+infty~text{or }-infty$$
I tried to get around it, no success.






limits




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    Simply: the limit does not exist. You can say that $$lim_{xto 0^+} frac{1}{x}=infty$$ and $$lim_{xto 0^-} frac{1}{x}=-infty.$$
    $endgroup$
    – Dave
    3 hours ago






  • 3




    $begingroup$
    How are you defining a limit?
    $endgroup$
    – John Doe
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  • $begingroup$
    Just to 0, that s what I am asking for, as it is clear, it doesn t exist.
    $endgroup$
    – J.Moh
    3 hours ago














  • 1




    $begingroup$
    Simply: the limit does not exist. You can say that $$lim_{xto 0^+} frac{1}{x}=infty$$ and $$lim_{xto 0^-} frac{1}{x}=-infty.$$
    $endgroup$
    – Dave
    3 hours ago






  • 3




    $begingroup$
    How are you defining a limit?
    $endgroup$
    – John Doe
    3 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Just to 0, that s what I am asking for, as it is clear, it doesn t exist.
    $endgroup$
    – J.Moh
    3 hours ago








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Simply: the limit does not exist. You can say that $$lim_{xto 0^+} frac{1}{x}=infty$$ and $$lim_{xto 0^-} frac{1}{x}=-infty.$$
$endgroup$
– Dave
3 hours ago




$begingroup$
Simply: the limit does not exist. You can say that $$lim_{xto 0^+} frac{1}{x}=infty$$ and $$lim_{xto 0^-} frac{1}{x}=-infty.$$
$endgroup$
– Dave
3 hours ago




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$begingroup$
How are you defining a limit?
$endgroup$
– John Doe
3 hours ago




$begingroup$
How are you defining a limit?
$endgroup$
– John Doe
3 hours ago












$begingroup$
Just to 0, that s what I am asking for, as it is clear, it doesn t exist.
$endgroup$
– J.Moh
3 hours ago




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Just to 0, that s what I am asking for, as it is clear, it doesn t exist.
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The limit does not exist (even allowing for an infinite limit, which some definitions may not allow) since it depends on the direction of approach, as you have observed.






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    It's instructive to take a look at the graph of $f(x)=frac{1}{x}$ to better see what exactly is going on with the function as $x$ goes to zero:



    enter image description here



    As you can probably guess, this limit should be split into two one-sided limits for a proper analysis because the function behaves differently depending on which side you approach the value of zero from. As $x$ approaches $0$ from the left (denoted by $xto 0^-$), the function grows without bound negatively. As $x$ approaches $0$ from the right (denoted by $xto 0^+$), the function grows without bound positively. Analytically, this fact is written as follows:



    $$lim_{xto 0^-}frac{1}{x}=-infty, lim_{xto 0^+}frac{1}{x}=+infty.$$



    For a limit to exist as $x$ approaches a particular point, the two one-sided limits at that point must be equal. Apparently, $lim_{xto 0^-}frac{1}{x}nelim_{xto 0^+}frac{1}{x}$. Thus, $lim_{xto 0}frac{1}{x}=DNE$ (does not exist).



    Strictly speaking, infinite limits are also considered limits that do not exist (a limit that exists should be a number and infinity is not a number). Nevertheless, we still write the equality sign and denote what kind of infinity the function is going to. This helps us better understand the behavior of the function. For example, $lim_{xto 2}g(x)=-infty$ means that as $x$ approaches $2$ from both sides (from the left and from the right), the function $g(x)$ keeps growing without bound negatively. "It goes to negative infinity" is a simpler way to put it. And this is valuable information because it tells us something about the behavior of the function. It's better to know what kind of infinity a function is going off to than just stating the fact that it simply does not exist.






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        The limit does not exist (even allowing for an infinite limit, which some definitions may not allow) since it depends on the direction of approach, as you have observed.






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        The limit does not exist (even allowing for an infinite limit, which some definitions may not allow) since it depends on the direction of approach, as you have observed.







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            $begingroup$

            It's instructive to take a look at the graph of $f(x)=frac{1}{x}$ to better see what exactly is going on with the function as $x$ goes to zero:



            enter image description here



            As you can probably guess, this limit should be split into two one-sided limits for a proper analysis because the function behaves differently depending on which side you approach the value of zero from. As $x$ approaches $0$ from the left (denoted by $xto 0^-$), the function grows without bound negatively. As $x$ approaches $0$ from the right (denoted by $xto 0^+$), the function grows without bound positively. Analytically, this fact is written as follows:



            $$lim_{xto 0^-}frac{1}{x}=-infty, lim_{xto 0^+}frac{1}{x}=+infty.$$



            For a limit to exist as $x$ approaches a particular point, the two one-sided limits at that point must be equal. Apparently, $lim_{xto 0^-}frac{1}{x}nelim_{xto 0^+}frac{1}{x}$. Thus, $lim_{xto 0}frac{1}{x}=DNE$ (does not exist).



            Strictly speaking, infinite limits are also considered limits that do not exist (a limit that exists should be a number and infinity is not a number). Nevertheless, we still write the equality sign and denote what kind of infinity the function is going to. This helps us better understand the behavior of the function. For example, $lim_{xto 2}g(x)=-infty$ means that as $x$ approaches $2$ from both sides (from the left and from the right), the function $g(x)$ keeps growing without bound negatively. "It goes to negative infinity" is a simpler way to put it. And this is valuable information because it tells us something about the behavior of the function. It's better to know what kind of infinity a function is going off to than just stating the fact that it simply does not exist.






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            $begingroup$

            It's instructive to take a look at the graph of $f(x)=frac{1}{x}$ to better see what exactly is going on with the function as $x$ goes to zero:



            enter image description here



            As you can probably guess, this limit should be split into two one-sided limits for a proper analysis because the function behaves differently depending on which side you approach the value of zero from. As $x$ approaches $0$ from the left (denoted by $xto 0^-$), the function grows without bound negatively. As $x$ approaches $0$ from the right (denoted by $xto 0^+$), the function grows without bound positively. Analytically, this fact is written as follows:



            $$lim_{xto 0^-}frac{1}{x}=-infty, lim_{xto 0^+}frac{1}{x}=+infty.$$



            For a limit to exist as $x$ approaches a particular point, the two one-sided limits at that point must be equal. Apparently, $lim_{xto 0^-}frac{1}{x}nelim_{xto 0^+}frac{1}{x}$. Thus, $lim_{xto 0}frac{1}{x}=DNE$ (does not exist).



            Strictly speaking, infinite limits are also considered limits that do not exist (a limit that exists should be a number and infinity is not a number). Nevertheless, we still write the equality sign and denote what kind of infinity the function is going to. This helps us better understand the behavior of the function. For example, $lim_{xto 2}g(x)=-infty$ means that as $x$ approaches $2$ from both sides (from the left and from the right), the function $g(x)$ keeps growing without bound negatively. "It goes to negative infinity" is a simpler way to put it. And this is valuable information because it tells us something about the behavior of the function. It's better to know what kind of infinity a function is going off to than just stating the fact that it simply does not exist.






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            $begingroup$

            It's instructive to take a look at the graph of $f(x)=frac{1}{x}$ to better see what exactly is going on with the function as $x$ goes to zero:



            enter image description here



            As you can probably guess, this limit should be split into two one-sided limits for a proper analysis because the function behaves differently depending on which side you approach the value of zero from. As $x$ approaches $0$ from the left (denoted by $xto 0^-$), the function grows without bound negatively. As $x$ approaches $0$ from the right (denoted by $xto 0^+$), the function grows without bound positively. Analytically, this fact is written as follows:



            $$lim_{xto 0^-}frac{1}{x}=-infty, lim_{xto 0^+}frac{1}{x}=+infty.$$



            For a limit to exist as $x$ approaches a particular point, the two one-sided limits at that point must be equal. Apparently, $lim_{xto 0^-}frac{1}{x}nelim_{xto 0^+}frac{1}{x}$. Thus, $lim_{xto 0}frac{1}{x}=DNE$ (does not exist).



            Strictly speaking, infinite limits are also considered limits that do not exist (a limit that exists should be a number and infinity is not a number). Nevertheless, we still write the equality sign and denote what kind of infinity the function is going to. This helps us better understand the behavior of the function. For example, $lim_{xto 2}g(x)=-infty$ means that as $x$ approaches $2$ from both sides (from the left and from the right), the function $g(x)$ keeps growing without bound negatively. "It goes to negative infinity" is a simpler way to put it. And this is valuable information because it tells us something about the behavior of the function. It's better to know what kind of infinity a function is going off to than just stating the fact that it simply does not exist.






            share|cite|improve this answer











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            It's instructive to take a look at the graph of $f(x)=frac{1}{x}$ to better see what exactly is going on with the function as $x$ goes to zero:



            enter image description here



            As you can probably guess, this limit should be split into two one-sided limits for a proper analysis because the function behaves differently depending on which side you approach the value of zero from. As $x$ approaches $0$ from the left (denoted by $xto 0^-$), the function grows without bound negatively. As $x$ approaches $0$ from the right (denoted by $xto 0^+$), the function grows without bound positively. Analytically, this fact is written as follows:



            $$lim_{xto 0^-}frac{1}{x}=-infty, lim_{xto 0^+}frac{1}{x}=+infty.$$



            For a limit to exist as $x$ approaches a particular point, the two one-sided limits at that point must be equal. Apparently, $lim_{xto 0^-}frac{1}{x}nelim_{xto 0^+}frac{1}{x}$. Thus, $lim_{xto 0}frac{1}{x}=DNE$ (does not exist).



            Strictly speaking, infinite limits are also considered limits that do not exist (a limit that exists should be a number and infinity is not a number). Nevertheless, we still write the equality sign and denote what kind of infinity the function is going to. This helps us better understand the behavior of the function. For example, $lim_{xto 2}g(x)=-infty$ means that as $x$ approaches $2$ from both sides (from the left and from the right), the function $g(x)$ keeps growing without bound negatively. "It goes to negative infinity" is a simpler way to put it. And this is valuable information because it tells us something about the behavior of the function. It's better to know what kind of infinity a function is going off to than just stating the fact that it simply does not exist.







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