Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Limits - 2.3 Techniques for Computing Limits - 2.3 Exercises - Page 76: 5

Answer

Let $f(x)=\displaystyle \frac{x^{2}-7x+12}{x-3}$ and $g(x)=(x-4)$ Since $\displaystyle \frac{x^{2}-7x+12}{x-3}=\frac{(x-3)(x-4)}{(x-3)}$ it follows that, for all x except 3, the factors $(x-3)$ cancel, and $f(x)=g(x)$ whenever $x\neq 3$. Since g is a linear function, by th.2.2 it has a limit at x=3. By the previous exercise, it follows that $\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 3}f(x)=\lim_{x\rightarrow 3}g(x).$

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