Problem Calculating a limit with a square root, i'm stuck

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Problem Calculating a limit with a square root, I'm stuck :(

Homework Statement




The limit is equation 9-t / 3-sqrt(t) as t approaches 9

I'm stuck on the how to simplify this?

Thanks for any help.


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I discovered that that is the conjugate and I came out with this:

27-6sqrt(t)-tsqrt(t)
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9-t

So in other words, that limit does not exist. Is that right?
 


The limit does exist. Instead of multiplying by the conjugate over itself, just factor the numerator, treating it as the difference of two squares.