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2 marks, −1Mathematics › Limits, continuity and differentiability › Limits and indeterminate formsEasyabout 1 min

JNU SIS 2016 Question 9: Limits, continuity and differentiability

The following limit lim⁡x→ax2−a2x−a\lim_{x \to a} \frac{x^2 - a^2}{x - a}limx→a​x−ax2−a2​ would result in

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The following limit lim_(x → a) (x² - a²)/(x - a) would result in (A) 0 (B) a (C) a² (D) 2a

Also written as: The following limit lim_(x -> a) (x^2 - a^2)/(x - a) would result in

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This question is on Limits and indeterminate forms, part of Limits, continuity and differentiability in Mathematics.

Evaluating limits directly or by removing indeterminate forms.

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