Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 2: Limits and Continuity - Section 2.2 - Limit of a Function and Limit Laws - Exercises 2.2 - Page 58: 78

Answer

(a) $4$ (b) $-2$

Work Step by Step

Given $lim_{x\to-2}\frac{f(x)}{x^2}=1$, we have (a) $\frac{lim_{x\to-2}f(x)}{lim_{x\to-2}x^2}=1$ or $lim_{x\to-2}f(x)=lim_{x\to-2}x^2=(-2)^2=4$; (b) $lim_{x\to-2}\frac{f(x)}{x}=\frac{lim_{x\to-2}f(x)}{lim_{x\to-2}x}=\frac{4}{-2}=-2$
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