Find the following:
a) If [tex]\underset{x \rightarrow 5}{lim} \frac{f(x) - 8}{x - 5} = 4[/tex], find [tex]\underset{x \rightarrow 5}{lim} f(x)[/tex].
b) If [tex]\underset{x \rightarrow 5}{lim} \frac{f(x) - 8}{x - 5} = 7[/tex], find [tex]\underset{x \rightarrow 5}{lim} f(x)[/tex].

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Limit refers to the value that the function approaches as the input approaches some value.

We say [tex]\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow a}f(x)=L[/tex], if f(x) approaches L as x approaches 'a'.

(a)

[tex]\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 5}\left ( \frac{f(x)-8}{x-5} \right )=4\\\frac{\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 5}f(x)-\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 5}8}{\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 5}x-\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 5}5}=4\\[/tex]

[tex]\frac{\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 5}f(x)-8}{\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 5}x-5}=4\\\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 5}f(x)-8=4\left ( \displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 5}x-5 \right )\\\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 5}f(x)-8=4\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 5}x-4(5)\\\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 5}f(x)-8=4(5)-4(5)\\[/tex]

[tex]\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 5}f(x)-8=20-20=0\\\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 5}f(x)=8[/tex]

(b)

[tex]\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 5}\left ( \frac{f(x)-8}{x-5} \right )=7\\\frac{\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 5}f(x)-\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 5}8}{\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 5}x-\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 5}5}=7\\\frac{\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 5}f(x)-8}{\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 5}x-5}=7\\[/tex]

[tex]\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 5}f(x)-8=7\left ( \displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 5}x-5 \right )\\\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 5}f(x)-8=7\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 5}x-7(5)\\\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 5}f(x)-8=7(5)-7(5)\\\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 5}f(x)-8=35-35=0\\\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 5}f(x)=8[/tex]