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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Give a formula for the extended function that is continuous at the point x = -7. (x^2-49)/(x+7)

OpenStudy (karatechopper):

can i give u the answer?

OpenStudy (karatechopper):

0

jhonyy9 (jhonyy9):

(x-7)(x+7)/(x+7) =x-7

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah

OpenStudy (karatechopper):

0 is the answer

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i need formula not the answer

OpenStudy (karatechopper):

o, well jhonny has it then i think

OpenStudy (anonymous):

7th graders dont know how to do calc

OpenStudy (karatechopper):

hey dont be mean!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

why would you answer this question if you know you cant answer

OpenStudy (karatechopper):

i atleast know the answer!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

r u talkin to me

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how did you get the answer?

OpenStudy (karatechopper):

by solving it. duh..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how, please explain

OpenStudy (anonymous):

this isn't algebra i know the answer is 0 but that is not what the question is asking

OpenStudy (karatechopper):

i knoow tht was not the question u were asking

OpenStudy (karatechopper):

ok hold on i am getting to the solving.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you cannot solve it

OpenStudy (karatechopper):

x=-7 (-7^2-49)/(-7+7) (49-49)/(-7+7) 0/0 0

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay if you read the question, it says give the formula for the extended function that is continous at x=-7, do you know what that means?

OpenStudy (karatechopper):

nah not really

OpenStudy (anonymous):

exactly, all you did was plug in -7 where you saw x, but that is not what the question is asking us to do

OpenStudy (karatechopper):

so, atleast i tried...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah sure you tired, you tired answering the wrong question

OpenStudy (anonymous):

|dw:1316377908844:dw| x-7 if x is not equal to -7 Now we take the limit as x ===>7, (x-7), this gives us zero. Thus we define the function (x^2-49)/(x+7) only if x is not equal to -7

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