7. a. When x approaches -1, the denominator will alway be positive and close to 0. The numerator is also very close to 0. When you divide the two numbers, the answer would be 0 since the quotient is too close to 0.
b. g is f simplified.
(x^2+2x+1)/(x^2-1)=
(x+1)^2/(x+1)(x-1)=(x+1)/(x-1)
c. (1^2+2(1)+1)/(1^2-1)=
4/0.0...01 ==> ∞
When you divide a number like 4 by a very small number, the quotient gets bigger, approaching infinity.
Factor the <u>numerator</u> and <u>denominator</u> of the given rational function:
Substitute x = -1 to find the limit:
Therefore:
<u>Part (b)</u>
From part (a), we can see that the simplified function f(x) is the same as the given function g(x). Therefore, f(x) = g(x).
<u>Part (c)</u>
As x = 1 is approached from the right side of 1, the numerator of the function is positive and approaches 2 whilst the denominator of the function is positive and gets smaller and smaller (approaching zero). Therefore, the quotient approaches infinity.