Prove Limit is Negative Infinity

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    nycmathguy

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    Calculus
    Section 1.7

    Another limit prove question that you might never see on a test in a first-year calculus course bit interesting nonetheless. I need 43 done in step by step fashion.

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    first graph 5/(x+1)^3

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    as you can see, as x approaches -1 from the left, [​IMG]
    and, as x approaches -1 from the right, [​IMG]
     
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    From the left, we get negative infinity.
    From the right we get positive infinity.

    So, the limit DNE. Yes?
     
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