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: 17

Answer

$$\lim_{x\to1}\frac{x^{1/3}-1}{\sqrt x-1}=\frac{2}{3}$$

Work Step by Step

$$A=\lim_{x\to1}\frac{x^{1/3}-1}{\sqrt x-1}=\lim_{x\to1}\frac{(x^{{1/6}})^2-1^2}{(x^{1/6})^3-1^3}$$ $$A=\lim_{x\to1}\frac{(x^{1/6}-1)(x^{1/6}+1)}{(x^{1/6}-1)(x^{1/3}+x^{1/6}+1)}$$ $$A=\lim_{x\to1}\frac{x^{1/6}+1}{x^{1/3}+x^{1/6}+1}$$ $$A=\frac{1^{1/6}+1}{1^{1/3}+1^{1/6}+1}$$ $$A=\frac{1+1}{1+1+1}=\frac{2}{3}$$
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