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1. Find \\[\\lim_{x \\to \\var{a}}(\\simplify[std]{{b}x+{c}})\\]

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Limit = [[0]].

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2.Find \\[\\lim_{x \\to \\var{a1}}(\\simplify[std]{{b1}x^2+{c1}x+{d1}})\\]

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Limit = [[1]]. 

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3. Find \\[\\lim_{x \\to \\var{a2}}\\left(\\simplify[std]{({b2}x+{c2})/({b3}x+{c3})}\\right)\\]

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Limit = [[2]]

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Enter all numbers as either integers or fractions but not as decimals.

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Find the following limits.

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Using simple substitution to find $\\lim_{x \\to a} bx+c$, $\\lim_{x \\to a} bx^2+cx+d$ and $\\displaystyle \\lim_{x \\to a} \\frac{bx+c}{dx+f}$ where $d\\times a+f \\neq 0$.

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1. To find this limit we simply substitute $x=\\var{a}$ into $\\simplify[std]{{b}x+{c}}$ to get  \\[\\lim_{x \\to \\var{a}}(\\simplify[std]{{b}x+{c}})=\\simplify[]{{b}*{a}+{c}={ans1}}\\]

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2. Similarly to find this limit we simply substitute $x=\\var{a1}$ into $\\simplify[std]{{b1}x^2+{c1}x+{d1}}$ to get  \\[\\lim_{x \\to \\var{a1}}(\\simplify[std]{{b1}x^2+{c1}x+{d1}}) =\\simplify[]{{b1}*{a1}^2+{c1}*{a1}+{d1}={ans2}}\\]

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3. Once again we could simply substitute $x=\\var{a2}$ into $\\displaystyle \\simplify[std]{({b2}x+{c2})/({b3}x+{c3})}$. However before doing this we must make sure that the denominator is not $0$ as otherwise we have a problem and the limit may not exist.

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But $\\simplify[]{{b3}*{a2}+{c3}={b3*a2+c3} }\\neq 0$ and so we can make the substitution safely.

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So   \\[\\lim_{x \\to \\var{a2}}\\left(\\simplify[std]{({b2}x+{c2})/({b3}x+{c3})}\\right)=\\simplify[]{({b2}*{a2}+{c2})/({b3}*{a2}+{c3})}=\\simplify[all,fractionNumbers]{{b2*a2+c2}/{b3*a2+c3}}\\]

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