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Calculus: Ch. 1.4: Limits?

please help:

find the limit:

the limit of (2-x)/((x^2)-4) as x approaches 2 from the right

the limit of ((the square root of x) -2)/(x-4)

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A few days ago
Anonymous

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lim(x -> 2+) [ (2 – x) / (x^2 – 4) ]

= lim(x -> 2+) [ – (x – 2) / (x – 2)(x + 2) ]

= lim(x -> 2+) [ – 1 / (x + 2) ]

= – 1 / 4.

In lim (sqrt(x) – 2) / (x – 4),

put x = y^2.

lim [ (y – 2) / (y^2 – 4) ]

Based on the previous answer, the limit is the value of:

1 / (y^2 + 2)

= 1/4

provided you are taking the limit as y^2 -> 2+ or x -> sqrt(2)+.

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