Finite Mathematics and Calculus with Applications Books a la Carte Plus MyLab Math Package (10th Edition)

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ISBN: 9780133935592

Author: Margaret L. Lial, Raymond N. Greenwell, Nathan P. Ritchey

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 11.1, Problem 76E

Find each of the following limits (a) by investigating values of the function near the x-value where the limit is taken, and (b) using a graphing calculator to view the function near that value of x.

76. lim x → 4 x 3 / 2 − 8 x + x 1 / 2 − 6

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Find each of the following limits (a) by investigating values of the function near the x -value where the limit is taken, and (b) using a graphing calculator to view the function near that value of x. 76. lim x → 4 x 3 / 2 − 8 x + x 1 / 2 − 6

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