Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321947347
ISBN 13: 978-0-32194-734-5

Chapter 2 - Limits - Review Exercises - Page 124: 15

Answer

$${\text{The limit does not exist}}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \mathop {\lim }\limits_{t \to 1/3} \frac{{t - 1/3}}{{{{\left( {3t - 1} \right)}^2}}} \cr & {\text{Try to evaluate the limit}} \cr & \mathop {\lim }\limits_{t \to 1/3} \frac{{t - 1/3}}{{{{\left( {3t - 1} \right)}^2}}} = \frac{{1/3 - 1/3}}{{{{\left( {3\left( {1/3} \right) - 1} \right)}^2}}} = \frac{0}{0} \cr & {\text{Multiply the numerator and denominator by 3}} \cr & \mathop {\lim }\limits_{t \to 1/3} \frac{{t - 1/3}}{{{{\left( {3t - 1} \right)}^2}}} = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{t \to 1/3} \frac{{3t - 1}}{{3{{\left( {3t - 1} \right)}^2}}} \cr & {\text{Simplify}} \cr & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = \frac{1}{3}\mathop {\lim }\limits_{t \to 1/3} \frac{1}{{3t - 1}} \cr & {\text{Evaluate the limit}} \cr & \frac{1}{3}\mathop {\lim }\limits_{t \to 1/3} \frac{1}{{3t - 1}} = \frac{1}{3}\left( {\frac{1}{{3\left( {1/3} \right) - 1}}} \right) \cr & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = \frac{1}{0} \cr & {\text{The limit does not exist}} \cr} $$
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