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Ch. 4 - Applications of the Derivative
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17–83. Limits Evaluate the following limits. Use l’Hôpital’s Rule when it is convenient and applicable.


lim_y→2 (y²+y-6) / (√(8-y²)-y)

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First, substitute y = 2 into the expression to check if the limit results in an indeterminate form. You will find that both the numerator and the denominator evaluate to 0, indicating a 0/0 indeterminate form.
Since the limit is in an indeterminate form, l'Hôpital's Rule can be applied. According to l'Hôpital's Rule, if the limit of f(y)/g(y) as y approaches a value results in 0/0 or ∞/∞, then the limit can be evaluated as the limit of f'(y)/g'(y).
Differentiate the numerator, f(y) = y² + y - 6, with respect to y. The derivative is f'(y) = 2y + 1.
Differentiate the denominator, g(y) = √(8-y²) - y, with respect to y. The derivative is g'(y) = (-y/√(8-y²)) - 1.
Now, apply l'Hôpital's Rule by taking the limit of the new fraction formed by the derivatives: lim_y→2 (2y + 1) / ((-y/√(8-y²)) - 1). Substitute y = 2 into this expression to evaluate the limit.

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