How this kind of limit with variables in solved ?

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This is mentioned in my maths book, I m not able to understand it what they did.

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This is mentioned in my maths book, I m not able to understand it what they did.

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They just factored out ##(x-a)^p## from both the numerator and the denominator (possibly with a different value of ##p## for the numerator and denominator.) Let ##p_1 = p_{\text{numerator}}## and ##p_2 = p_{\text{denominator}}##.
(1) If ##p_1 = p_2## then all factors ##(x-a)## cancel out completely, and you are left with a fraction of the form ##f_1(x)/g_1(x)##, where neither ##f_1## nor ##g_1## vanishes at ##x = a##---so you get a finite, nonzero limit.
(2) If ##p_1 > p_2## your fraction simplifies to ##(x-a)^{p_1 - p_2} \times f_1(x)/g_1(x)##, where neither ##f_1## nor ##f_2## vanishes at ##x = a##. Therefore, the limit is ##0##, because ##(x-a)^{p_1 - p_2 } \to 0.##
(3) If ##p_1 < p_2## the fraction simplifies to ##f_1(x)/f_2(x) \times 1/(x-a)^{p_2 - p_1}##. Since ##1/(x-a)^{p_2 - p_1} \to \pm \infty##, the limit does not exist.
 
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They just factored out ##(x-a)^p## from both the numerator and the denominator (possibly with a different value of ##p## for the numerator and denominator.) Let ##p_1 = p_{\text{numerator}}## and ##p_2 = p_{\text{denominator}}##.
(1) If ##p_1 = p_2## then all factors ##(x-a)## cancel out completely, and you are left with a fraction of the form ##f_1(x)/g_1(x)##, where neither ##f_1## nor ##g_1## vanishes at ##x = a##---so you get a finite, nonzero limit.
(2) If ##p_1 > p_2## your fraction simplifies to ##(x-a)^{p_1 - p_2} \times f_1(x)/g_1(x)##, where neither ##f_1## nor ##f_2## vanishes at ##x = a##. Therefore, the limit is ##0##, because ##(x-a)^{p_1 - p_2 } \to 0.##
(3) If ##p_1 < p_2## the fraction simplifies to ##f_1(x)/f_2(x) \times 1/(x-a)^{p_2 - p_1}##. Since ##1/(x-a)^{p_2 - p_1} \to \pm \infty##, the limit does not exist.
How they introduced new term (x-a)^k g1(x) and (x-a)^l h1(x) , from just g(a) and h(a) .
 
Just polynomial properties. Every polynomial can be expressed as P(x) = c(x-a_1)(x-a_2)(x-a_3)... where ai are its roots, and if so P(x) = (x-a_1)Q(x) where Q(x) = c(x-a_2)(x-a_3).... Powers are to allow for roots multiplicity.
 
my confusion is how they replaced Limx tends to a g(x)=g(a) to g(x)=(x-a)kg1(x) and similarly with h(x) if this is a property of polynomial can you explain in detail because i m untouched to this .
 
Have you read what I wrote? Assume g(x) is P(x) and g1(s) is Q(X). Do you see it now?
 
Borek said:
Have you read what I wrote? Assume g(x) is P(x) and g1(s) is Q(X). Do you see it now?
yeah now i m very near just last doubt please what is "c" in p(x) is this a constant term and if lim x tends to a g(x)=g(a) , g(x)=(x-a)k g1(x)
then g(a) =(x-a)k g1(x) what does it imply .
 
c is just a constant.
 
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