Science:Math Exam Resources/Courses/MATH110/December 2012/Question 02 (b)
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Question 02 (b) |
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Determine whether the following statement is true or false. If it is true, provide justification. If it is false, provide a counterexample. . |
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Try simplifying the limit on the left hand side of the equal sign. How can we eliminate the issue with the denominator tending to 0? |
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Solution |
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Please rate my easiness! It's quick and helps everyone guide their studies. As suggested in the hint, we will simplify the limit on the left hand side of the equal sign. If we just plug in 2 we get 0/0, so we will have to do some simplifying. Because the numerator and denominator are polynomials, factoring is a good first step. The denominator is a difference of squares, so we can write:
Canceling the common terms, and then plugging in the 2 gives:
Which matches the right hand side of the original equation. Thus the statement is true. |