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Ch. 2 - Limits
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 2, Problema 37

Find the following limits or state that they do not exist. Assume a, b , c, and k are fixed real numbers.


lim x→b (x − b)^50 − x + b / x − b

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Identify the form of the limit: As \( x \to b \), the expression \((x - b)^{50} - x + b\) becomes \(0 - b + b = 0\), and the denominator \(x - b\) also becomes 0, indicating an indeterminate form \(\frac{0}{0}\).
Apply L'Hôpital's Rule: Since the limit is in the indeterminate form \(\frac{0}{0}\), we can apply L'Hôpital's Rule, which involves differentiating the numerator and the denominator separately.
Differentiate the numerator: The derivative of \((x - b)^{50} - x + b\) with respect to \(x\) is \(50(x - b)^{49} - 1\).
Differentiate the denominator: The derivative of \(x - b\) with respect to \(x\) is 1.
Evaluate the new limit: Substitute \(x = b\) into the expression \(\frac{50(x - b)^{49} - 1}{1}\) to find the limit.

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