Study Limits At Infinity And Horizontal Asymptotes in AP Calculus AB with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.
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Flashcard 1: What is the limit as x approaches infinity for f(x)=3x+42x+1?
Answer: 32. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 32.
Flashcard 2: Find the horizontal asymptote of f(x)=4x+53x+2.
Answer: y=43. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 43.
Flashcard 3: Find the limit as x approaches infinity for f(x)=2x3+57x3.
Answer: 27. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 27.
Flashcard 4: State the horizontal asymptote of f(x)=x3+25x.
Answer: y=0. Denominator degree exceeds numerator degree, so asymptote is y=0.
Flashcard 5: Determine limx→∞3x2−25x2+3.
Answer: 35. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 35.
Flashcard 6: Determine limx→∞2x+18x−3.
Answer: 4. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 28=4.
Flashcard 7: What is the horizontal asymptote of f(x)=5x3+22x3+1?
Answer: y=52. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 52.
Flashcard 8: What is the horizontal asymptote of f(x)=2x2+53x+2?
Answer: y=0. Denominator degree exceeds numerator degree, so asymptote is y=0.
Flashcard 9: What is the limit as x approaches ∞ for f(x)=x2+43x3+2?
Answer: ∞. Numerator degree exceeds denominator degree, so limit approaches ∞.
Flashcard 10: What is the horizontal asymptote of f(x)=x2+3xx3−1?
Answer: None. Numerator degree exceeds denominator degree, so no horizontal asymptote exists.
Flashcard 11: What is the horizontal asymptote of f(x)=x3+1x2?
Answer: y=0. Denominator degree exceeds numerator degree, so asymptote is y=0.
Flashcard 12: Determine limx→−∞3x3−x−x3+4.
Answer: 3−1. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 3−1.
Flashcard 13: Determine limx→∞2x+18x−3.
Answer: 4. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 28=4.
Flashcard 14: What is the horizontal asymptote of f(x)=2x2+53x+2?
Answer: y=0. Denominator degree exceeds numerator degree, so asymptote is y=0.
Flashcard 15: State the horizontal asymptote of f(x)=2x2+x+1x2−3.
Answer: y=21. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 21.
Flashcard 16: What is the horizontal asymptote of f(x)=2x+37x?
Answer: y=27. Same degree polynomials; ratio of leading coefficients is 27.
Flashcard 17: State the horizontal asymptote of f(x)=3x2+27x2−x.
Answer: y=37. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 37.
Flashcard 18: What is the horizontal asymptote for f(x)=5x3−42x3?
Answer: y=52. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 52.
Flashcard 19: Find the limit as x approaches infinity for f(x)=2x3+57x3.
Answer: 27. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 27.
Flashcard 20: Find the limit as x approaches infinity for f(x)=2x2+xx2−1.
Answer: 21. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 21.
Flashcard 21: Determine limx→∞3x3+12x3−5.
Answer: 32. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 32.
Flashcard 22: Determine limx→∞2x2+47x2−5.
Answer: 27. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 27.
Flashcard 23: What is the horizontal asymptote of f(x)=x3+1x2?
Answer: y=0. Denominator degree exceeds numerator degree, so asymptote is y=0.
Flashcard 24: What is the horizontal asymptote for f(x)=x+54x?
Answer: y=4. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 14=4.
Flashcard 25: State the horizontal asymptote of f(x)=x2+38x.
Answer: y=0. Denominator degree exceeds numerator degree, so asymptote is y=0.
Flashcard 26: Find the limit as x approaches infinity for f(x)=2x2+xx2−1.
Answer: 21. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 21.
Flashcard 27: Find the horizontal asymptote of f(x)=x2+1x+1.
Answer: y=0. Denominator degree exceeds numerator degree, so horizontal asymptote is y=0.
Flashcard 28: What is the horizontal asymptote of f(x)=x2+52x2+3?
Answer: y=2. Same degree numerator and denominator; ratio of leading coefficients is 12=2.
Flashcard 29: State the horizontal asymptote of f(x)=2x2+x+1x2−3.
Answer: y=21. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 21.
Flashcard 30: What is the horizontal asymptote for f(x)=5x2+12x2+3x?
Answer: y=52. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 52.
Flashcard 31: Determine limx→−∞x2+xx2−2x.
Answer: 1. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 11=1.
Flashcard 32: What is the horizontal asymptote of f(x)=4x3+28x3+1?
Answer: y=2. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 48=2.
Flashcard 33: What is the horizontal asymptote of f(x)=x2+2xx+4?
Answer: y=0. Denominator degree exceeds numerator degree, so asymptote is y=0.
Flashcard 34: Find the limit as x approaches infinity of f(x)=x4+53x4.
Answer: 3. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 13=3.
Flashcard 35: What is the horizontal asymptote of f(x)=4x3+28x3+1?
Answer: y=2. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 48=2.
Flashcard 36: Determine limx→−∞2x+36x−1.
Answer: 3. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 26=3.
Flashcard 37: Determine limx→∞3x3+12x3−5.
Answer: 32. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 32.
Flashcard 38: What is the horizontal asymptote of f(x)=x3+64x3+5?
Answer: y=4. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 14=4.
Flashcard 39: What is the limit as x approaches infinity for f(x)=3x2+76x2−9?
Answer: 2. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 36=2.
Flashcard 40: Find the horizontal asymptote of f(x)=4x+53x+2.
Answer: y=43. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 43.
Flashcard 41: What is the horizontal asymptote of f(x)=5x3+22x3+1?
Answer: y=52. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 52.
Flashcard 42: Find the limit as x approaches infinity of f(x)=2x2+34x2.
Answer: 2. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 24=2.
Flashcard 43: State the horizontal asymptote of f(x)=3x2+27x2−x.
Answer: y=37. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 37.
Flashcard 44: What is the horizontal asymptote for f(x)=3x+19x+7?
Answer: y=3. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 39=3.
Flashcard 45: What is the limit as x approaches infinity for f(x)=x2+43x3+2?
Answer: Infinity. Numerator degree exceeds denominator degree, so limit approaches infinity.
Flashcard 46: What is the limit as x approaches infinity for f(x)=3x2+76x2−9?
Answer: 2. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 36=2.
Flashcard 47: State the horizontal asymptote of f(x)=3x2+25x2.
Answer: y=35. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 35.
Flashcard 48: Find the limit as x approaches infinity of f(x)=x4+53x4.
Answer: 3. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 13=3.
Flashcard 49: Determine limx→∞3x2−25x2+3.
Answer: 35. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 35.
Flashcard 50: State the horizontal asymptote of f(x)=x3+1x2+x.
Answer: y=0. Denominator degree exceeds numerator degree, so asymptote is y=0.
Flashcard 51: What is the horizontal asymptote for f(x)=x2+5x4x2−3?
Answer: y=4. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 14=4.
Flashcard 52: Find the horizontal asymptote of f(x)=3x3+16x3.
Answer: y=2. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 36=2.
Flashcard 53: What is the horizontal asymptote of f(x)=x2+52x2+3?
Answer: y=2. Same degree numerator and denominator; ratio of leading coefficients is 12=2.
Flashcard 54: Determine limx→−∞2x+36x−1.
Answer: 3. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 26=3.
Flashcard 55: What is the horizontal asymptote for f(x)=3x+19x+7?
Answer: y=3. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 39=3.
Flashcard 56: State the horizontal asymptote of f(x)=x3+1x2+x.
Answer: y=0. Denominator degree exceeds numerator degree, so asymptote is y=0.
Flashcard 57: Find the horizontal asymptote of f(x)=3x3+16x3.
Answer: y=2. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 36=2.
Flashcard 58: Determine limx→−∞x2+xx2−2x.
Answer: 1. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 11=1.
Flashcard 59: What is the horizontal asymptote of f(x)=2x+37x?
Answer: y=27. Same degree polynomials; ratio of leading coefficients is 27.
Flashcard 60: What is the horizontal asymptote for f(x)=5x2+12x2+3x?
Answer: y=52. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 52.
Flashcard 61: What is the horizontal asymptote for f(x)=5x3−42x3?
Answer: y=52. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 52.
Flashcard 62: Find the limit as x approaches infinity of f(x)=2x2+34x2.
Answer: 2. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 24=2.
Flashcard 63: Determine limx→∞2x+35x−1.
Answer: 25. Divide by highest power; 25 is the ratio of leading coefficients.
Flashcard 64: What is the limit as x approaches infinity for f(x)=3x+42x+1?
Answer: 32. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 32.
Flashcard 65: Determine limx→∞2x2+47x2−5.
Answer: 27. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 27.
Flashcard 66: Determine limx→∞2x+35x−1.
Answer: 25. Divide by highest power; 25 is the ratio of leading coefficients.
Flashcard 67: Find the horizontal asymptote of f(x)=x2+1x+1.
Answer: y=0. Denominator degree exceeds numerator degree, so horizontal asymptote is y=0.
Flashcard 68: What is the horizontal asymptote for f(x)=x+54x?
Answer: y=4. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 14=4.
Flashcard 69: What is the horizontal asymptote of f(x)=x2+3xx3−1?
Answer: None. Numerator degree exceeds denominator degree, so no horizontal asymptote exists.
Flashcard 70: State the horizontal asymptote of f(x)=x3+25x.
Answer: y=0. Denominator degree exceeds numerator degree, so asymptote is y=0.
Flashcard 71: State the horizontal asymptote of f(x)=3x2+25x2.
Answer: y=35. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 35.
Flashcard 72: Determine limx→−∞3x3−x−x3+4.
Answer: 3−1. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 3−1.
Flashcard 73: What is the horizontal asymptote of f(x)=x3+64x3+5?
Answer: y=4. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 14=4.
Flashcard 74: What is the horizontal asymptote for f(x)=x2+5x4x2−3?
Answer: y=4. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 14=4.
Flashcard 75: State the horizontal asymptote of f(x)=x2+38x.
Answer: y=0. Denominator degree exceeds numerator degree, so asymptote is y=0.
Flashcard 76: What is the horizontal asymptote of f(x)=x2+2xx+4?
Answer: y=0. Denominator degree exceeds numerator degree, so asymptote is y=0.
Flashcard 77: Find the horizontal asymptote of f(x)=4x3+x5x3−2x.
Answer: y=45. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 45.
Flashcard 78: Find the horizontal asymptote of f(x)=4x3+x5x3−2x.
Answer: y=45. Same degree; ratio of leading coefficients is 45.