Unit 1 · Limits and Continuity

Chapter 1.7

Limits at the Edges: Asymptotes

What a function does next to a forbidden point, and what it does out toward forever, are both questions limits answer.

11–15 min · free · lesson 7 of 46

By the end

  1. 01Connect infinite limits with vertical asymptotes
  2. 02Connect limits at infinity with horizontal asymptotes
  3. 03Compare growth rates to settle end behavior

In unit 1

  1. 1.1Can Change Happen in an Instant?11–15
  2. 1.2Reading Limits from Graphs and Tables10–14
  3. 1.3Computing Limits Exactly12–16
  4. 1.4The Squeeze Theorem10–14
  5. 1.5What It Means to Be Continuous10–14
  6. 1.6Continuity on Intervals — and Repairing Breaks10–14
  7. 1.7Limits at the Edges: Asymptotes11–15
  8. 1.8The Intermediate Value Theorem10–13
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