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OpenStudy (anonymous):

PLease can someone show me how to do this: Evaluate: limit/x->1 ...............x^2+5x+4/x^2-1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sorry.....it is as x approaches -1

OpenStudy (jack1):

\(\Large \frac {(x^2+5x+4)}{(x^2-1)} ~~~\text{as x approaches 1}\) is this ur equation?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes... i think so

hartnn (hartnn):

can you factor x^2 +5x+4 ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes (x+4)(x+1)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Oh i can see now.....thanks anyways

hartnn (hartnn):

yes, x+1 gets cancelled from numerator and denominator :) and welcome ^_^

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