Precalculus: Concepts Through Functions, A Unit Circle Approach to Trigonometry (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32193-104-1
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Chapter 13 - A Preview of Calculus: The Limit, Derivative, and Integral of a Function - Section 13.2 Algebra Techniques for Finding Limits - 13.2 Assess Your Understanding - Page 903: 36

Answer

$$3$$

Work Step by Step

In order to simplify the given expression, we will use the following rules. $(a) \lim\limits_{x \to a} \dfrac{p(x)}{q(x)}=\dfrac{\lim\limits_{x \to a} p(x)}{\lim\limits_{x \to a} q(x)} \\ (b) \lim\limits_{x \to a} k(x)=k(a)$ ; where $a$ is a constant. --- Thus, we have: $$ \lim\limits_{x \to 2} \dfrac{(x^3-8)}{x^2-4}=\lim\limits_{x \to 2} \dfrac{(x^3-2^3)}{(x^2-2^2)} \\=\dfrac{\lim\limits_{x \to 2} (x-2)(x^2+2x+4)}{\lim\limits_{x \to 2} (x-2)(x+2)}\\=\dfrac{\lim\limits_{x \to 2} (x^2+2x+4)}{\lim\limits_{x \to 2} (x+2)} \\=\dfrac{4+4+4}{2+2} \\=3$$
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