Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285741552
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-155-0

Chapter 2 - Problems Plus - Problems - Page 170: 3

Answer

$\lim\limits_{x \to 0} \frac{\vert 2x-1 \vert-\vert 2x+1 \vert}{x} = -4$

Work Step by Step

When $x \to 0$, then $(2x-1) \lt 0$ Then $\vert 2x-1 \vert = -(2x-1)$ When $x \to 0$, then $(2x+1) \gt 0$ Then $\vert 2x+1 \vert = (2x+1)$ We can evaluate the limit: $\lim\limits_{x \to 0} \frac{\vert 2x-1 \vert-\vert 2x+1 \vert}{x}$ $= \lim\limits_{x \to 0} \frac{-(2x-1)-(2x+1)}{x}$ $= \lim\limits_{x \to 0} \frac{-4x}{x}$ $= \lim\limits_{x \to 0} -4$ $ = -4$
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