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solving limits calculus help?

lim-> -1-

(x^2 +1)/(x+1)

ans is - infinity

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Since you are approaching from the negative side, the answer is -∞. Test with x = -1.0001, and you know that the value is getting closer to -∞.

    I hope this helps!

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