University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321999584
ISBN 13: 978-0-32199-958-0

Chapter 2 - Practice Exercises - Page 111: 16

Answer

$$\lim_{x\to0}\frac{(2+x)^3-8}{x}=12$$

Work Step by Step

$$A=\lim_{x\to0}\frac{(2+x)^3-8}{x}=\lim_{x\to0}\frac{8+3\times2x^2+3\times4x+x^3-8}{x}$$ $$A=\lim_{x\to0}\frac{6x^2+12x+x^3}{x}=\lim_{x\to0}(x^2+6x+12)$$ $$A=0^2+6\times0+12=12$$
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