Find the limit of $\frac{x^2-4}{3-\sqrt{x+7}}$ as $x$ approaches $2$

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If we directly evaluate the limit $\lim_{x\to2}\left(\frac{x^2-4}{3-\sqrt{x+7}}\right)$ as $x$ tends to $2$, we can see that it gives us an indeterminate form

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Learn how to solve limits by l'hôpital's rule problems step by step online. Find the limit of (x^2-4)/(3-(x+7)^(1/2)) as x approaches 2. If we directly evaluate the limit \lim_{x\to2}\left(\frac{x^2-4}{3-\sqrt{x+7}}\right) as x tends to 2, we can see that it gives us an indeterminate form. We can solve this limit by applying L'Hôpital's rule, which consists of calculating the derivative of both the numerator and the denominator separately. After deriving both the numerator and denominator, and simplifying, the limit results in. Since the exponent of the denominator is negative, we can bring it to the numerator and thus simplify.

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$-24$

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atanh
acoth
asech
acsch

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Main Topic: Limits by L'Hôpital's rule

In mathematics, and more specifically in calculus, L'Hôpital's rule uses derivatives to help evaluate limits involving indeterminate forms.

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