Evaluating Limits: Answers to 100% Correctness Given

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The discussion revolves around evaluating a series of limits in calculus. The original poster presents multiple limit problems and their corresponding evaluations, expressing uncertainty about the correctness of their answers.

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  • Exploratory, Assumption checking, Problem interpretation

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  • Participants review the original poster's limit evaluations, with some questioning specific calculations, particularly in part "i". There are discussions about potential sign errors and the handling of negative values in the function.

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Several participants have provided feedback on the evaluations, noting a possible mistake in part "i" and discussing the implications of sign changes. The conversation is ongoing, with no clear consensus reached yet.

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The original poster is constrained by the requirement to know only if their overall set of answers is correct, rather than receiving feedback on individual limits. This restriction influences the nature of the discussion.

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I have been given a series of limits to evaluate, where I can only know if I got 100% of them correct or not, as opposed to individually. So, I'm not sure which I have made a mistake on, so I will post all the limits and my work. Thanks

A)
lim x/|x|
x→ 0

limit does not exist

B)
lim [(x^2)-1]/(x-1)
x→ −1

=(1-1) / (-1-1) = 0/-2 = 0

c)
lim [(x^2)+4x−5]/[(x^2)+x−2]
x→ 1

= (x+5)(x-1)/(x+2)(x-1) = (x+5)/(x+2) = 6/3 = 2

d)
lim |x|
x→ 0

= 0

e)

lim [(2t^2)−3t−2]/[(t^2)+t−6]
t→ 2

= (2t+1)(t-2) / (t+3)(t-2) = (2t+1)/(t+3) = 5/5 = 1

f)

lim[(x^2)−2x+1]/[(x^2)−1]
x→ 1

= (x-1)(x-1) / (x-1)(x+1) = (x-1)/(x+1) = 0/2 = 0

g)
If f(x)=2x−7 find
lim (f(x+h)−f(x)) / h
h→ 0

=2(x+h)-7 - (2x-7) / h
= 2x + 2h -7 - 2x + 7 / h
= 2h / h = 2

h)
If f(x)=(2(x^2)+3x+5) find
lim (f(h)−f(0) )/ h
h→ 0

=2(h^2) + 3h +5 -5 / h
=h(2h+3) / h
=2h+3 = 3


i)
If f(x)=(−25) / (2x+3)
find

lim [f(1+h)−f(1)] / h
h→ 0

= (25/ 2(1+h) +3) - (25/ 2(1) + 3) /h
= (25/ 5+2h) - (5) / h
= (25/ 5+2h) - (5(5+2h))/(5+2h) /h
= (25-25-10h)/(5+2h) /h
= -10 / 5+2h
= -2

j)
lim [(x^2)+h] / [x+(h^2)]
h→ 0

= (x^2) / x
= x



Thanks
 
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For "i" I got 2 -- Other then that looks good
 
I don't see any mistakes except a sign reversal in part i.
 
oh, that would be the one
why is it positive though

shouldnt it be subracting 25 and 10h?
i must be missing something

thanks
 
You said the function was f(x)=(−25) / (2x+3)".

In your calculation, you dropped the "-" from -25 !
 
f(x)=(−25) / (2x+3)

You solved for

If f(x)=(25) / (2x+3)
 

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