\begin{frame} \frametitle{Infinite Limits: Vertical Asymptotes} \begin{exampleblock}{} What are the vertical asymptotes of \begin{talign} f(x) = \frac{2x}{x-3} \;\text{ ?} \end{talign} \end{exampleblock} \pause\smallskip \begin{center} \scalebox{.7}{ \begin{tikzpicture}[default,baseline=-1ex] \diagram{-1}{5}{-2}{2}{0} \diagramannotatez \diagramannotatex{1,2,3,4} \node at (0,1cm) [anchor=east,inner sep=1mm] {5}; \draw[cblue,ultra thick] plot[smooth,domain=-1:2.5,samples=20] function{(2*x)/(x-3)/5}; \draw[cblue,ultra thick] plot[smooth,domain=3.6:5,samples=20] function{(2*x)/(x-3)/5} node [below] {$f(x)$}; \draw [dashed,cred] (3cm,-2cm) -- (3cm,2cm); \end{tikzpicture} } \end{center} The function has the vertical asymptote $x = 3$: \begin{talign} \lim_{x \to 3^-} f(x) = -\infty \end{talign} \end{frame}