How to fix two singularities

Calculus Level 1

Given that f ( x ) = 1 x 1 f(x) = \dfrac1{x-1} and g ( x ) = 3 x 2 3 x + 2 g(x) = \dfrac3{x^2-3x+2} , find lim x 1 f ( x ) g ( x ) \displaystyle \lim_{x\to1} \dfrac{f(x)}{g(x)} .

1 4 -\frac { 1 }{ 4 } Limit does not exist -\infty 3 -3 3 10 -\frac { 3 }{ 10 } 1 3 -\frac { 1 }{ 3 }

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6 solutions

Kay Xspre
Feb 9, 2016

For f ( x ) g ( x ) \displaystyle\frac{f(x)}{g(x)} , we know that since both function is undefined at x = 1 x =1 , then we multiply the fraction with x 1 x 1 \displaystyle\frac{x-1}{x-1} , which gives

f ( x ) g ( x ) = 1 3 x 2 = x 2 3 lim x 1 f ( x ) g ( x ) = 1 3 \frac{f(x)}{g(x)} = \frac{1}{\frac{3}{x-2}} = \frac{x-2}{3}\Rightarrow \lim_{x\rightarrow1}\frac{f(x)}{g(x)} = -\frac{1}{3}

Joji Thomas
Feb 21, 2016

f(x)/g(x)=x^2-3x+2/3(x-1) x^2-3x+2=(x-1)(x-2) =>f(x)/g(x)=(x-1)(x-2)/3(x-1) =(x-2)/3 lim x->1 f(x)/g(x)=1/3 lim x->1 (x-2) =1/3*-1 =-1/3

Kevin De Keyser
Jun 28, 2017

First: 1 x 1 3 x 2 3 x + 2 = x 2 3 x + 2 3 x 3 \frac{\frac{1}{x-1}}{\frac{3}{x^2 - 3x + 2}} = \frac{x^2 - 3x + 2}{3x - 3}

Since lim x 1 x 2 3 x + 2 = 0 lim x 1 3 x 3 = 0 \underset{x \rightarrow 1}{\lim} x^2 - 3x + 2 = 0 \wedge \underset{x \rightarrow 1}{\lim} 3x - 3 = 0 you can also use the L'Hôpitals rule to get lim x 1 x 2 3 x + 2 3 x 3 = lim x 1 2 x 3 3 = 1 3 \underset{x \rightarrow 1}{\lim} \frac{x^2 - 3x + 2}{3x - 3} = \underset{x \rightarrow 1}{\lim} \frac{2x-3}{3} = \frac{-1}{3}

Noob using l hopital rule....

David de Freitas - 1 year, 9 months ago
Darren Chang
Feb 19, 2016

That was so easy. Easy money easy life.

Not everyone will think it's easy mate. This is what we call bragging.

Peter van der Linden - 4 years, 1 month ago

I did at 4 am in 20 sec at bed, only thinking

David de Freitas - 1 year, 9 months ago
Robert DeLisle
Jun 2, 2017

This is one of those factor, cancel, plug it in sort of limit problems. g(x) = (x-1)(x-2). Eliminate the common factor of (x-1) in f and g and we are left with (x-2)/3 no problem. Why can we "plug it in"? Because (x-2)/3 is defined, continuous at 1, and equal to f/g everywhere but 1.

Tariq Zubi
Feb 11, 2016

It's too simple,☺😊.. however it's good to memorize.

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