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Ch. 2 - Limits
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 2, Problema 47

Find the following limits or state that they do not exist. Assume a, b , c, and k are fixed real numbers.
lim h→0 √16 + h − 4 / h

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Recognize that the limit \( \lim_{h \to 0} \frac{\sqrt{16 + h} - 4}{h} \) is an indeterminate form of type \( \frac{0}{0} \).
To resolve the indeterminate form, multiply the numerator and the denominator by the conjugate of the numerator: \( \frac{\sqrt{16 + h} - 4}{h} \times \frac{\sqrt{16 + h} + 4}{\sqrt{16 + h} + 4} \).
Simplify the expression: the numerator becomes \((\sqrt{16 + h} - 4)(\sqrt{16 + h} + 4) = (16 + h) - 16 = h\).
The expression simplifies to \( \frac{h}{h(\sqrt{16 + h} + 4)} \), and the \( h \) terms cancel out, leaving \( \frac{1}{\sqrt{16 + h} + 4} \).
Evaluate the limit by substituting \( h = 0 \) into the simplified expression: \( \lim_{h \to 0} \frac{1}{\sqrt{16 + h} + 4} \).

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