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im suppose to explain why this limit is true or false and to give an example that disproves it, if it is false.. please help!

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x->0 |x| / x = 1

2007-10-18 11:51:28 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

2 answers

Examine the limit from both the left and the right.

From the left, |x| = -x, and -x/x = -1.
From the right, |x| = x, and x/x = 1.

Since the left <> the right, that limit is false.

2007-10-18 11:56:27 · answer #1 · answered by Mathsorcerer 7 · 0 0

FALSE

absolute value of a positive or negative number is always positive but x might be positive or negative; when divided by itself, the number will 1 or -1

2007-10-18 19:07:18 · answer #2 · answered by xena790 3 · 0 0

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