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Conclusion about  |
Explanation
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| finite |
finite |
undefined |
undefined |
insufficient information (could be finite or undefined) |
We don't know the details behind the undefined
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| nonzero |
nonzero and same sign as  |
vertical tangent |
vertical tangent of same type as for (i.e., either both are increasing or both are decreasing) |
vertical tangent, type (increasing/decreasing) is determined by signs of and types of vertical tangent for  |
[SHOW MORE]We consider the case where all signs are  . In this case, we get  . The other cases work similarly.
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| nonzero |
nonzero and opposite sign to  |
vertical tangent |
vertical tangent of same type as for (i.e., either both are increasing or both are decreasing) |
insufficient information |
[SHOW MORE]For instance, if  , and the limits for  and  are both  , then we get  . This is an indeterminate form, and the actual outcome depends on which of the approaches happens faster.
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| nonzero |
nonzero and same sign as  |
vertical tangent |
vertical tangent of opposite type as for (i.e., one is increasing and one is decreasing) |
insufficient information |
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| nonzero |
nonzero and opposite sign to  |
vertical tangent |
vertical tangent of opposite type as for (i.e., one is increasing and one is decreasing) |
vertical tangent, type depends on signs |
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| zero |
known whether it is zero, positive, or negative |
known whether it is finite, vertical tangent, etc. |
vertical tangent |
insufficient information in all cases. |
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