Finding asymptotes of exponential function and one-sided limit

Find the asymptotes of $$ \lim_{x \to \infty}x\cdot\exp\left(\dfrac{2}{x}\right)+1. $$ How is it done?

Solution 1:

A related problem. We will use the Taylor series of the function $e^t$ at the point $t=0$,

$$ e^t = 1+t+\frac{t^2}{2!}+\frac{t^3}{3!}+\dots .$$

$$ x\,e^{2/x}+1 = x ( 1+\frac{2}{x}+ \frac{1}{2!}\frac{2^2}{x^2}+\dots )+1=x+3+\frac{2^2}{2!}\frac{1}{x}+\frac{2^3}{3!}\frac{1}{x^2}+\dots$$

$$ = x+3+O(1/x).$$

Now, you can see when $x$ goes to infinity, then you have

$$ x\,e^{2/x}+1 \sim x+3 $$

Here is the plot of $x\,e^{2/x}+1$ and the Oblique asymptote $x+3$

Solution 2:

There is an vertical asymptote for the function when $x\to0^+$.

Solution 3:

$$\lim_{x \to \infty}\frac d{dx}\left( x\cdot\exp\left(\dfrac{2}{x}\right)+1\right)=\lim_{x \to \infty}\exp\left(\frac2x\right)-\frac{2\exp\left(\frac2x\right)}{x}=1$$ therefore your function rises like $x$ asymptotically.