How do you find the limit of $- x^{2} + 1$ $-x^2+1$ as $x \to 1$ $x->1$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-02-12T09:24:29

Plug it in. The limit is zero.

For limits, if you can just plug it in (and it is defined), then you should. So, $- {(1)}^{2} + 1 = 0$ $-(1)^2 + 1 = 0$ The limit then is 0.

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