Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Limits - 2.3 Techniques for Computing Limits - 2.3 Exercises - Page 78: 80

Answer

$\dfrac{2}{c}$

Work Step by Step

We have to determine $L=\lim\limits_{x \to 0} \dfrac{x}{\sqrt{cx+1}-1}$. Multiply both numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the denominator: $L=\lim\limits_{x \to 0}\dfrac{x}{\sqrt{cx+1}-1}\cdot\dfrac{\sqrt{cx+1}+1}{\sqrt{cx+1}+1}$ $=\lim\limits_{x \to 0}\dfrac{x(\sqrt{cx+1}+1)}{(\sqrt{cx+1})^2-1^2}=\lim\limits_{x \to 0}\dfrac{x(\sqrt{cx+1}+1)}{cx+1-1}$ $=\lim\limits_{x \to 0}\dfrac{x(\sqrt{cx+1}+1)}{cx}$ Simplify: $L=\lim\limits_{x \to 0}\dfrac{\sqrt{cx+1}+1}{c}$ Determine the limit: $L=\dfrac{\sqrt{c(0)+1}+1}{c}=\dfrac{2}{c}$
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