University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Section 2.2 - Limit of a Function and Limit Laws - Exercises - Page 69: 85

Answer

We can guess that $$\lim_{x\to2}\frac{x^4-16}{x-2}=32$$

Work Step by Step

$$\lim_{x\to2}\frac{x^4-16}{x-2}$$ (a) The graph is shown below. (b) Looking at the graph, as $x\to2$, we see that $\frac{x^4-16}{x-2}$ approaches as close as $32$. Therefore, we can guess here that $$\lim_{x\to2}\frac{x^4-16}{x-2}=32$$
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