Use L'Hospital's Rule to find limit

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The discussion revolves around finding the limit of the expression (SQRT(3+x) - 2)/(x-1) as x approaches 1, utilizing L'Hospital's Rule. The subject area pertains to calculus, specifically limits and derivatives.

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  • The original poster attempts to apply L'Hospital's Rule by differentiating the numerator and denominator. They provide their derivatives and calculate the limit based on their findings. Some participants express appreciation for the approach, while others invite further comments.

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The discussion appears to be in a supportive phase, with participants acknowledging the original poster's work. However, there is no explicit consensus on the correctness of the approach or the resulting limit.

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No specific constraints or missing information are noted in the discussion, but the nature of the problem suggests an exploration of limit behavior near a point of indeterminacy.

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Use L'Hospital's rule to find the limit of the following:

(SQRT (3+x) -2)/(x-1)

As x tends to 1



Here's my attempt

Let f(x) = SQRT(3+x) - 2 g(x) = x-1

f'(x) = 1/2 (SQRT(3+x)) g'(x) = 1


Therefore f'(x)/g'(x) is:


1/2(SQRT(3+x)/1

=1/2(SQRT(3+1)
= 1/2(SQRT(4))

=1/4
 
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Please any comments would be greatly appreciated.
 
Thank you Mark 44
 

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