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Example 1 (continued):

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Step 1

Let Δx ≈ 0, but Δx ≠ 0. Then

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Step 2

Taking standard parts,

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Therefore the limit is equal to 6. (See Figure 3.3.2.)

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Figure 3.3.2

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