Calculus HW 2.3 #50 Posted on Wednesday, August 31st, 2011 at 12:11 am. Written by LWLC In this problem, because we are plugging in -∞, we don’t want x in the denominator to begin with. Once we plug -∞ in, the negative sign turns the whole thing into a fraction for you. (Click image to enlarge.) Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. Name (required) Email (will not be published) (required) Website Comment