[Maxima-bugs] [maxima:bugs] #5224 limit(abs(a+%i)*x, x, inf) gives infinity

[David S. <tom...@us...>]

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**[bugs:#5224] limit\(abs\(a+%i\)\*x, x, inf\) gives infinity**

**Status:** open
**Group:** None
**Labels:** limit 
**Created:** Fri Sep 04, 2026 05:03 AM UTC by David Scherfgen
**Last Updated:** Fri Sep 04, 2026 05:03 AM UTC
**Owner:** nobody


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(%i1) limit(abs(a+%i)*x, x, inf)
(%o1) infinity
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The correct answer is `inf`, given that `a` is an undeclared variable and therefore assumed to be real. Maxima gets confused by the `%i`.


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