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lim_(x rarr-oo)(sqrt(16x^(4)-8x^(2)))/(x^(2)-2)=

limx16x48x2x22= \lim _{x \rightarrow-\infty} \frac{\sqrt{16 x^{4}-8 x^{2}}}{x^{2}-2}=

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Q. limx16x48x2x22= \lim _{x \rightarrow-\infty} \frac{\sqrt{16 x^{4}-8 x^{2}}}{x^{2}-2}=
  1. Factor Out Highest Power: To find the limit of the given function as xx approaches negative infinity, we first need to simplify the expression to a form that will allow us to evaluate the limit directly. We can start by factoring out the highest power of xx in the numerator.
  2. Simplify Square Root: Factor out x4x^4 from the square root in the numerator to simplify the expression inside the square root.\newline16x48x2=x4168x2\sqrt{16x^4 - 8x^2} = \sqrt{x^4} \cdot \sqrt{16 - \frac{8}{x^2}}\newlineSince x4=x2\sqrt{x^4} = x^2, we have:\newline16x48x2=x2168x2\sqrt{16x^4 - 8x^2} = x^2 \cdot \sqrt{16 - \frac{8}{x^2}}
  3. Rewrite Limit Expression: Now we can rewrite the original limit expression using the simplified form of the numerator: limx(16x48x2)/(x22)=limx(x2168/x2)/(x22)\lim_{x \to -\infty}(\sqrt{16x^4 - 8x^2})/(x^2 - 2) = \lim_{x \to -\infty}(x^2 \cdot \sqrt{16 - 8/x^2})/(x^2 - 2)
  4. Divide by x2x^2: Next, we divide both the numerator and the denominator by x2x^2, the highest power of xx in the denominator, to simplify the expression further.\lim_{x \to -\infty}\left(\frac{x^\(2\) \sqrt{\(16\) - \frac{\(8\)}{x^\(2\)}}}{x^\(2\) - \(2\)}\right) = \lim_{x \to -\infty}\left(\frac{\sqrt{\(16\) - \frac{\(8\)}{x^\(2\)}}}{\(1\) - \frac{\(2\)}{x^\(2\)}}\right)
  5. Simplify Further: As \(x\) approaches negative infinity, the terms \(\frac{8}{x^2}\) and \(\frac{2}{x^2}\) in the expression will approach \(0\). Therefore, we can simplify the expression to:\(\newline\)\[\lim_{x \to -\infty}\left(\frac{\sqrt{16 - \frac{8}{x^2}}}{1 - \frac{2}{x^2}}\right) = \lim_{x \to -\infty}\left(\frac{\sqrt{16}}{1}\right)
  6. Final Limit Calculation: Since the square root of 1616 is 44, and the denominator is 11, the limit simplifies to: limx(16)/(1)=41=4\lim_{x \to -\infty}(\sqrt{16})/(1) = \frac{4}{1} = 4

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