Identify the form: Identify the form of the limit.We need to determine the form of the limit to decide the appropriate method to solve it. Let's substitute x=−1 into the function to see if it results in an indeterminate form.Substitute x=−1 into the function:(5−3(−1)+28)/(−1+1)= (5−3∗(−1)+28)/0= (5−−3+28)/0= (5−25)/0= (5−5)/0= 0/0This is an indeterminate form, so we need to use algebraic manipulation to simplify the expression and find the limit.
Simplify using algebraic manipulation: Simplify the expression using algebraic manipulation.To resolve the indeterminate form, we can multiply the numerator and the denominator by the conjugate of the numerator. The conjugate of (5−3x+28) is (5+3x+28).Multiply the original expression by the conjugate over itself:(x+15−3x+28)∗(5+3x+285+3x+28)This will help us eliminate the square root in the numerator.
Perform the multiplication: Perform the multiplication.Now, we multiply the numerators and the denominators separately.Numerator:(5−3x+28)∗(5+3x+28)=52−(3x+28)2=25−(3x+28)=25−3x−28=−3x−3Denominator:(x+1)∗(5+3x+28)We don't need to multiply this out because we are looking for the limit as x approaches −1, and we are interested in whether the denominator will cancel out the zero in the numerator.
Simplify further: Simplify the expression further.Now that we have the simplified numerator, we can see if it cancels with the denominator.Numerator: −3x−3Denominator: (x+1)∗(5+3x+28)Notice that the numerator can be factored as −3(x+1).Numerator after factoring: −3(x+1)Now, we can cancel out the (x+1) term in the numerator and the denominator.
Cancel common terms: Cancel out the common terms and find the limit.After canceling out the (x+1) term, we are left with:Numerator: −3Denominator: (5+3x+28)Now, we can substitute x=−1 into the remaining expression to find the limit.Limit as x approaches −1:−3/(5+3(−1)+28)=−3/(5+−3+28)=−3/(5+25)=−3/(5+5)−30So, the limit of the function as x approaches −1 is −33.
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