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OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

\(\bf \Large lim_{x\rightarrow0} \sqrt{x} \ \ ?\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

lim h-->0 sqrt(x+h) -sqrt(x) / h

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and then i'm stuck

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\lim_{\Delta x \rightarrow 0}\frac{ \sqrt{x+\Delta x}-\sqrt{x} }{ \Delta x }=\lim_{\Delta x \rightarrow 0}\frac{ \sqrt{x+\Delta x}-\sqrt{x} }{ \Delta x } \times \frac{ \sqrt{x+\Delta x}+\sqrt{x} }{ \sqrt{x+\Delta x}+\sqrt{x} } \] \[= \lim_{\Delta x \rightarrow 0}\frac{ x+\Delta x-x }{ \Delta x \left( \sqrt{x+\Delta x}+\sqrt{x} \right)}= \lim_{\Delta x \rightarrow 0}\frac{ \Delta x }{ \Delta x \left( \sqrt{x+\Delta x}+\sqrt{x} \right)}=\lim_{\Delta x \rightarrow 0}\frac{ 1 }{ \left( \sqrt{x+\Delta x}+\sqrt{x} \right)}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[=\lim_{\Delta x \rightarrow 0}\frac{ 1 }{ \left( \sqrt{x+\Delta x}+\sqrt{x} \right)}\] is the last part. Do you see what you get?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

0?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

1/2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

c

OpenStudy (anonymous):

idk why i thought the limit would be a number or undefined

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\lim_{\Delta x \rightarrow 0}\frac{ 1 }{ \left( \sqrt{x+\Delta x}+\sqrt{x} \right)}=\frac{ 1 }{ \left( \sqrt{x+0}+\sqrt{x} \right)}= \text{ ?}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

1/2sqrt(x)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

experience helps with these things. when you do and see them a few times, i'll stick.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you got it.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it'll, not i'll

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank you i took calc more than ten years ago, practice is long gone for limits...for some reason those didn't stick in my head

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no worries, glad to help

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