\begin{frame} \frametitle{Infinite Limits at Infinity} \begin{exampleblock}{} Evaluate \begin{talign} \lim_{x\to\infty} (x^2 - x) \end{talign} \pause The limit laws do not help since: \begin{talign} \lim_{x\to\infty} (x^2 - x) \mpause[1]{= \lim_{x\to\infty} x^2 - \lim_{x\to\infty} x} \mpause[2]{= \infty - \infty} \mpause[3]{= \alert{\text{invalid expression}}} \end{talign} \pause\pause\pause\pause However, we can write \begin{talign} \lim_{x\to\infty} (x^2 - x) \mpause[1]{= \lim_{x\to\infty} x(x - 1) } \mpause[2]{= \infty} \end{talign} \pause\pause\pause because both $x$ and $x-1$ become arbitrarily large. \end{exampleblock} \end{frame}