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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Find the limit of the function algebraically. lim((-7+x)/x^2) as x ->0

hartnn (hartnn):

ok, if you directly plug in x= 0, what you get ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-7/0

hartnn (hartnn):

and that is ? hint : positive number /0 = + infinity negative number /0 = - infinity.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I know it's negative infinity, but my answer choices are 7, 0, -7, and the limit does not exist.

hartnn (hartnn):

it must be -infinity. did you post the question accurately ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

here it is!

hartnn (hartnn):

wolf also agrees with us, -infinity :-) http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=lim%28%28-7%2Bx%29%2Fx%5E2%29+as+x+-%3E0

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I put it in there too haha! Should I pick the limit does not exist?

hartnn (hartnn):

yeah, even though its incorrect, i would have gone with does not exist in such situation...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Okay thank you(:

hartnn (hartnn):

welcome ^_^

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