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Ch. 2 - Limits
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 2, Problema 2.4.36

Determine the following limits.


limz→4z−5(z2−10z+24)2{\(\displaystyle\)\(\lim\)_{z\(\to\)4}}\(\frac{z-5}{\left(z^2-10z+24\right)^2}\)

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Step 1: Identify the limit expression: \( \lim_{{z \to 4}} \frac{{z-5}}{{(z^2 - 10z + 24)^2}} \).
Step 2: Factor the quadratic expression in the denominator: \( z^2 - 10z + 24 \). This can be factored as \((z-4)(z-6)\).
Step 3: Substitute the factored form into the limit expression: \( \lim_{{z \to 4}} \frac{{z-5}}{{((z-4)(z-6))^2}} \).
Step 4: Notice that direct substitution of \( z = 4 \) results in an indeterminate form \( \frac{0}{0} \). Apply L'Hôpital's Rule or simplify the expression by canceling common factors.
Step 5: Simplify the expression by canceling the common factor \( z-4 \) from the numerator and the denominator, then re-evaluate the limit.

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