Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0-32187-896-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-32187-896-0

Chapter 2: Limits and Continuity - Practice Exercises - Page 101: 16

Answer

$$12$$

Work Step by Step

\begin{align*} \lim _{x \rightarrow 0} \frac{(2+x)^{3}-8}{x}&=\lim _{x \rightarrow 0} \frac{\left(x^{3}+6 x^{2}+12 x+8\right)-8}{x}\\ &=\lim _{x \rightarrow 0}\left(x^{2}+6 x+12\right)\\ &=12 \end{align*}
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