Question #1ec73

2 Answers
Mar 16, 2017

lim_(x to oo) (x^2/2-x)(0^2/2-0) = 0

Explanation:

We want to find:

lim_(x to oo) (x^2/2-x)(0^2/2-0)

If we examine the limit function, we have;

(x^2/2-x)(0^2/2-0) = (x^2/2-x)(0) = 0

Hence,

lim_(x to oo) (x^2/2-x)(0^2/2-0) = 0

Mar 16, 2017

lim_(xrarroo) ((x^2)/2-x)((0^2)/2-0)=color(green)(0)

Explanation:

((0^2)/2-0)=0

Any defined value multiplied by 0 equals 0.

The possible conceptual problem here is in trying to take the given expression as:
color(white)("XXX")oo xx 0 = ??? (undefined)
but
color(white)("XXX")lim_(xrarr0) does not mean that x is ever actually =0
and for any value barx!=0
color(white)("XXX")((barx^2)/2-barx) is defined, say as some (defined) value v
color(white)("XXX")and
color(white)("XXX")v xx 0 = 0