Exercise · ZW-ONE-SIDED-LIMITS-005 · ★★☆ Intermediate
Compute \(\lim_{x\to 2^-}\,\frac{1}{x - 2}\).
Choose one option.
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- B. \(-\infty\)
Explanation
When x approaches 2 from the left, \(x-2\) is negative and tends to 0, so \(\dfrac{1}{x-2}\) tends to \(-\infty\).
Review the concept: One-sided limits
The left-hand limit uses only values \(x<a\) and the right-hand limit only values \(x>a\). The limit of \(f\) at \(a\) exists if and only if both one-sided limits exist and are equal.
\[\lim_{x\to a^-}f(x)=\lim_{x\to a^+}f(x)=L\]
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