Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 1 - Limits and Their Properties - 1.5 Exercises - Page 88: 26

Answer

$f(x)$ has vertical asymptotes at every value of x such that $x=k + \dfrac{1}{2}$ where $k$ is an integer.

Work Step by Step

$f(x)=\tan{\pi x}=\dfrac{\sin{\pi x}}{\cos{\pi x}}.$ Vertical asymptotes occur when the denominator alone is $0\to$ $\cos{\pi x}=0\to \pi x=\dfrac{\pi}{2}+\pi k\to x=k+\dfrac{1}{2}$ where k is an integer.
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