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Calculate limits using factoring

Calculate limits using factoring

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Calculate limits using factoring

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- [Instructor] In this video, you'll explore how to calculate limits Using factoring. This technique will be necessary for some polynomial and rational function limits, so it's very important to know. Let's begin by learning what factoring is. Factoring is a technique used to simplify expressions. The way it accomplishes this is by rewriting the expression to cancel out any common factors. This method is needed when you try using direct substitution, but you get an indeterminate form as the result. The goal is to use this method to change your expression into an expression you can properly calculate a limit for. So what is an indeterminate form? The following is a list of indeterminate forms you may come across. You might have zero divided by zero, zero multiplied by infinity. Infinity divided by infinity, infinity minus infinity, infinity to the zero, zero to the zero, or one to infinity. Note that zero divided by zero, infinity minus infinity, and infinity divided by infinity tend…

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