Find lim_(x rarr-2)(x^(3)+3x^(2)+2x)/(x+2). Choose 1 answer: (A) 6 (B) 0 (c) 2 (D) The limit doesn't exist

Check Substitution: We need to find the limit of the function as x approaches -2. Let's first try to directly substitute x = -2 into the function to see if the function is defined at that point. lim_(x -> -2)(x^3 + 3x^2 + 2x) / (x + 2) = ((-2)^3 + 3(-2)^2 + 2(-2)) / (-2 + 2) = (-8 + 12 - 4) / 0 = 0 / 0 This is an indeterminate form, which means we cannot directly find the limit by substitution.Factorize and Simplify: Since we have an indeterminate form of 0/0, we should try to simplify the expression to see if we can cancel out the factor causing the indeterminate form. Let's factor the numerator. x^3 + 3x^2 + 2x = x(x^2 + 3x + 2) Now we factor the quadratic x^2 + 3x + 2. x^2 + 3x + 2 = (x + 1)(x + 2) So the original function becomes: (x(x + 1)(x + 2)) / (x + 2)Cancel Common Factor: We can now cancel out the (x + 2) term in the numerator and the denominator, as long as x is not equal to -2 (since division by zero is undefined). The simplified function is: x(x + 1) = x^2 + x Now we can find the limit by direct substitution since the function is no longer undefined at x = -2. lim_(x -> -2)(x^2 + x) = (-2)^2 + (-2) = 4 - 2 = 2Find Limit: The limit of the function as x approaches -2 is 2.

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lim_(x rarr-2)(x^(3)+3x^(2)+2x)/(x+2).
Choose 1 answer:
(A) 6
(B) 0
(c) 2
(D) The limit doesn't exist

Find $\lim _{x \rightarrow-2} \frac{x^{3}+3 x^{2}+2 x}{x+2}$ . $\newline$ Choose $1$ answer: $\newline$ (A) $6$ $\newline$ (B) $0$ $\newline$ (C) $2$ $\newline$ (D) The limit doesn't exist

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Q. Find

\lim _{x \rightarrow-2} \frac{x^{3}+3 x^{2}+2 x}{x+2}

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6

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0

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2

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(D) The limit doesn't exist

Check Substitution: We need to find the limit of the function as $x$ approaches $-2$ . Let's first try to directly substitute $x = -2$ into the function to see if the function is defined at that point. $\newline$ $\lim_{x \to -2}\frac{x^3 + 3x^2 + 2x}{x + 2} = \frac{(-2)^3 + 3(-2)^2 + 2(-2)}{-2 + 2}$ $\newline$ $= \frac{-8 + 12 - 4}{0}$ $\newline$ $= \frac{0}{0}$ $\newline$ This is an indeterminate form, which means we cannot directly find the limit by substitution.
Factorize and Simplify: Since we have an indeterminate form of $0/0$ , we should try to simplify the expression to see if we can cancel out the factor causing the indeterminate form. Let's factor the numerator. $\newline$ $x^3 + 3x^2 + 2x = x(x^2 + 3x + 2)$ $\newline$ Now we factor the quadratic $x^2 + 3x + 2$ . $\newline$ $x^2 + 3x + 2 = (x + 1)(x + 2)$ $\newline$ So the original function becomes: $\newline$ $(x(x + 1)(x + 2)) / (x + 2)$
Cancel Common Factor: We can now cancel out the $(x + 2)$ term in the numerator and the denominator, as long as $x$ is not equal to $-2$ (since division by zero is undefined). $\newline$ The simplified function is: $\newline$ $x(x + 1) = x^2 + x$ $\newline$ Now we can find the limit by direct substitution since the function is no longer undefined at $x = -2$ . $\newline$ $\lim_{x \to -2}(x^2 + x) = (-2)^2 + (-2) = 4 - 2 = 2$
Find Limit: The limit of the function as $x$ approaches $-2$ is $2$ .