Answer
$$1$$
Work Step by Step
Given $$f(x) = \frac{ x^3-1 }{x-1}$$
Then
\begin{align*}
\lim_{x\to 1} f(x) &= \lim_{x\to 1} \frac{ x^3-1 }{x-1}\\
&=\lim_{x\to 1} \frac{ (x-1)(x^2+x+1) }{x-1}\\
&=\lim_{x\to 1}(x^2+x+1)\\
&=3
\end{align*}