Exercise · ZW-LIMIT-OF-A-FUNCTION-005 · ★★☆ Intermediate
What is \(\lim_{x\to 2}\frac{x^2-4}{x-2}\)?
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- C. 4
Exercise · ZW-LIMIT-OF-A-FUNCTION-005 · ★★☆ Intermediate
Choose one option.
Since \(x^2-4=(x-2)(x+2)\), cancel \(x-2\) to get \(x+2\), which equals 4 at \(x=2\). Cancelling wrongly gives 2.
The limit of \(f\) as \(x\) approaches \(a\) is \(L\) if \(f(x)\) gets as close to \(L\) as we like when \(x\) is taken sufficiently close to \(a\), regardless of what happens at \(x=a\).