Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 13 - Section 13.1 - Finding Limits Numerically and Graphically - 13.1 Exercises - Page 905: 11

Answer

$7$

Work Step by Step

$\lim _{x\rightarrow 3}\dfrac {x^{2}+x-12}{x-3}=\dfrac {x^{2}-9+\left( x-3\right) }{x-3}=\dfrac {\left( x+3\right) \left( x-3\right) +\left( x-3\right) }{x-3}=\dfrac {\left( x-3\right) \left( x+4\right) }{x-3}=x+4=7$
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