
Both the numerator and denominator are continuous at

, which means the quotient rule for limits applies:

Perhaps you meant to write that

instead? In that case, you would have
<span>0=10, which is " never true" , and this leads to " no solution" also</span>
The Factor Theorem says (x - a) is a factor of function p(x) if p(a)=0
so check for p(-2)
= -2^4 +3(-2)^3 + 4(-2)^2 - 8
= 16 - 24 +16 -8
= 0
so (x + 2) is a factor
Imagine the unit circle. The cot(theta) is a line from (0,1) to (-4,1). Imagine it is part of a triangle with the origin (draw it!).
Then the hypotenuse length is √(1+4²) = √17.
The sine rule says that sin(90)/√17 must equal sin(theta)/4, and sin(90)=1, so