evaluate the following limit...

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anonymous · Answer

lim

anonymous · Answer

lim          ((x^3)+27)/((x^2)-9)
x->-3

anonymous · Answer

just need final answer as i have working done and just want to check to see if i did correctly..

anonymous · Answer

I believe the answer is -9/2

ganeshie8 · Answer

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=lim+x-%3E+-3+++%28%28x%5E3%29%2B27%29%2F%28%28x%5E2%29-9%29

anonymous · Answer

I did it incorrectly… I got -27/6 but thanks for showing me steps in wolfram ganesie8

ganeshie8 · Answer

np :)

ganeshie8 · Answer

verifying your work in wolfram is okay... :)

anonymous · Answer

i want to learn how to do it obviously but I'm doing an assignment so id rather check my answers and find out I'm wrong before i hand it in… lol… thanks again!

ganeshie8 · Answer

u wlc !

anonymous · Answer

the steps use a method i have not been taught yet…. the limit of quotient is equal to limit of quotients…. is there another way to solve this?

anonymous · Answer

nevermind…. clearly i make stupid mistakes…. i got the right answer…. just never made the denominator as small as i could have…..