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OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[ \lim_{x \rightarrow \infty} 3/x\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

zero.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can you explain to me how limits work?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sure. imagine x is a really big number. say 1,000,000 then \[\frac{3}{x}=\frac{3}{1,000,000}=0.000003\] a number very close to 0

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and as you can imagine, as x gets bigger and bigger this number gets closer and closer to 0 as close as you like

OpenStudy (anonymous):

don't know if that helped, but maybe you can visualize it. huge denominator, little tiny number

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so if you have an indefinite limit again what would you do if the fraction were (2x-5)/(x^2-5x-3)

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