Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
ISBN 13: 978-1-46412-526-3

Chapter 2 - Limits - 2.5 Evaluating Limits Algebraically - Preliminary Questions - Page 72: 2

Answer

a) $\dfrac{x^2-1}{x-1}$. b) $\dfrac{x^2-1}{x-1}$. c) $\dfrac{x+1}{x-1}$.

Work Step by Step

a) Let $f(x)=\dfrac{x^2-1}{x-1}$. For $c=1$, $f(c)=\dfrac{1^2-1}{1-1}=\dfrac{0}{0}$, fo $f(1)$ is indeterminate, but the left and right limits are equal (to $2$). b) Consider the same function $f(x)=\dfrac{x^2-1}{x-1}$. For $c=1$ the left and right limits when $x\rightarrow 1$ are equal (to $2$), so the limit of $f$ when $x\rightarrow 1$ exists, but $f(1)$ is indeterminate. c) Let $f(x)=\dfrac{x+1}{x-1}$. For $c=1$, $f$ is undefined, but $f(1)=\dfrac{1+1}{1-1}=\dfrac{2}{0}$ is not in indeterminate form.
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