What is the limit as x approaches 1 of 5/((x-1)^2)5(x1)2?

1 Answer
Jul 3, 2018

I would say oo;

Explanation:

In your limit, you can approach 11 from the left (xx smaller than 11) or the right (xx bigger than 11) and the denominator will always be a very small number and positive (due to the power of two) giving:

lim_(x->1)(5/(x-1)^2)=5/(+0.0000....1)=oo