Solution: Evaluating Limits #3

Solution: Evaluating Limits #3

Evaluate the limit:

[latex]\Large{\lim_{h\to -2}\frac{h^2+3h+2}{h+2}}[/latex]

Step 1:

 

First, substituting the limit directly into the function, gives us:

 

[latex]\Large{\lim_{h\to -2}\frac{h^2+3h+2}{h+2} = \frac{(-2)^2 + 3(-2) + 2}{-2 + 2} = \frac{0}{0}}[/latex]

 

Hence, we have an indeterminate form, which means we must rewrite the function.

 

Step 2:

 

We notice that the numerator can be factored as follows:

 

[latex]\large{\lim_{h\to -2}\frac{h^2+3h+2}{h+2} = \lim_{h \to -2}\frac{(h+2)(h+1)}{h+2}}[/latex]

 

Now, we can cancel out the common terms:

 

[latex]\large{ = \lim_{h \to -2}\frac{h+1}{1} = \lim_{h \to -2}(h+1)}[/latex]

 

Step 3:

 

Now, we can plug in the limit once more, then solve:

 

[latex]\large{\lim_{h \to -2}h+1 = (-2) + 1 = -1}[/latex]

 

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Solution: Evaluating Limits #3

Evaluate the limit:

[latex]\Large{\lim_{h\to -2}\frac{h^2+3h+2}{h+2}}[/latex]

Step 1:

 

 

First, substituting the limit directly into the function, gives us:

 

 

[latex]\lim_{h\to -2}\frac{h^2+3h+2}{h+2} = \frac{(-2)^2 + 3(-2) + 2}{-2 + 2} = \frac{0}{0}[/latex]

 

 

Hence, we have an indeterminate form, which means we must rewrite the function.

 

 

Step 2:

 

We notice that the numerator can be factored as follows:

 

 

[latex]\large{\lim_{h\to -2}\frac{h^2+3h+2}{h+2} = \lim_{h \to -2}\frac{(h+2)(h+1)}{h+2}}[/latex]

 

 

Now, we can cancel out the common terms:

 

 

[latex]\large{ = \lim_{h \to -2}\frac{h+1}{1} = \lim_{h \to -2}(h+1)}[/latex]

 

 

Step 3:

 

Now, we can plug in the limit once more, then solve:

 

[latex]\large{\lim_{h \to -2}h+1 = (-2) + 1 = -1}[/latex]

 

 

Solution Complete!

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