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lim_(x rarr-2)(x^(3)+3x^(2)+2x)/(x+2).
Choose 1 answer:
(A) 6
(B) 0
(c) 2
(D) The limit doesn't exist

Find limx2x3+3x2+2xx+2 \lim _{x \rightarrow-2} \frac{x^{3}+3 x^{2}+2 x}{x+2} .\newlineChoose 11 answer:\newline(A) 66\newline(B) 00\newline(C) 22\newline(D) The limit doesn't exist

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Q. Find limx2x3+3x2+2xx+2 \lim _{x \rightarrow-2} \frac{x^{3}+3 x^{2}+2 x}{x+2} .\newlineChoose 11 answer:\newline(A) 66\newline(B) 00\newline(C) 22\newline(D) The limit doesn't exist
  1. Check Substitution: We need to find the limit of the function as xx approaches 2-2. Let's first try to directly substitute x=2x = -2 into the function to see if the function is defined at that point.\newlinelimx2x3+3x2+2xx+2=(2)3+3(2)2+2(2)2+2\lim_{x \to -2}\frac{x^3 + 3x^2 + 2x}{x + 2} = \frac{(-2)^3 + 3(-2)^2 + 2(-2)}{-2 + 2}\newline=8+1240= \frac{-8 + 12 - 4}{0}\newline=00= \frac{0}{0}\newlineThis is an indeterminate form, which means we cannot directly find the limit by substitution.
  2. Factorize and Simplify: Since we have an indeterminate form of 0/00/0, we should try to simplify the expression to see if we can cancel out the factor causing the indeterminate form. Let's factor the numerator.\newlinex3+3x2+2x=x(x2+3x+2)x^3 + 3x^2 + 2x = x(x^2 + 3x + 2)\newlineNow we factor the quadratic x2+3x+2x^2 + 3x + 2.\newlinex2+3x+2=(x+1)(x+2)x^2 + 3x + 2 = (x + 1)(x + 2)\newlineSo the original function becomes:\newline(x(x+1)(x+2))/(x+2)(x(x + 1)(x + 2)) / (x + 2)
  3. Cancel Common Factor: We can now cancel out the (x+2)(x + 2) term in the numerator and the denominator, as long as xx is not equal to 2-2 (since division by zero is undefined).\newlineThe simplified function is:\newlinex(x+1)=x2+xx(x + 1) = x^2 + x\newlineNow we can find the limit by direct substitution since the function is no longer undefined at x=2x = -2.\newlinelimx2(x2+x)=(2)2+(2)=42=2\lim_{x \to -2}(x^2 + x) = (-2)^2 + (-2) = 4 - 2 = 2
  4. Find Limit: The limit of the function as xx approaches 2-2 is 22.

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