Question

Can you help me solve this limit? There has to be a trick that I am missing http://screencast.com/t/LahNd4GG

Answer 1

Numerator is factorable

Answer 2

^^

Answer 3

\[\lim_{x \rightarrow -1}\frac{(2x-1)(x+1)}{(x+1)}\]

Answer 4

hm let me try to factor it myself

Answer 5

okay

Answer 6

@kyusakazaki no direct answering please?

Answer 7

@AravindG
ok

Answer 8

@.Sam. Can you please tell me what was the first step you took to factor the numerator??

Answer 9

take 2 outside

Answer 10

2(x^2+...??

Answer 11

yep

Answer 12

but whats the second term? lol for a weird reason I cant see it

Answer 13

1/2 x

Answer 14

I do it like this, setup