Question #9ebe4

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Sep 21, 2016

lim_(x->1)(sqrt(3+x)-2)/(x^2-1)=1/8

Explanation:

lim_(x->1)(sqrt(3+x)-2)/(x^2-1)

=lim_(x->1)((sqrt(3+x)-2)(sqrt(3+x)+2))/((x^2-1)(sqrt(3+x)+2)

=lim_(x->1)(3+x-4)/((x^2-1)(sqrt(3+x)+2))

=lim_(x->1)(x-1)/((x+1)(x-1)(sqrt(3+x)+2))

=lim_(x->1)1/((x+1)(sqrt(3+x)+2))

=1/((1+1)(sqrt(3+1)+2))

=1/8