The given limit is .
Compare the limit with , So
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Now choose values of x close to 3, arbitrarily starting with 2.99.
\Then choose values of x > 3, starting with 3.01, that get closer to 3.
\Finally evaluate f at each choice to obtain table below.
\ \ \
x \ | \
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2.99 \ | \
\
2.999 \ | \
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2.9999 \ | \
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| \
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3.0001 \ | \
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3.001 \ | \
\
3.01 \ | \
\
| \
\
18.8802 \ | \
\
18.988002 \ | \
\
18.99880002 \ | \
\
| \
\
19.00120002 \ | \
\
19.012002 \ | \
\
19.1202 \ | \
Now from above table we infer that as x gets closer to 3 the value of f(x) closer to 19..
\The value of .
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