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Example 5

A student can get a score of 100t/(t + 1) on his math exam if he studies t hours for it (Figure 5.1.2). If he studies infinitely long for the exam, his score will be infinitely close to 100, because if H is positive infinite,

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In the notation of limits,

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Figure 5.1.2


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