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- $lim_{x
ightarrow4}\frac{sqrt{5x}-2sqrt{5}}{x - 4}$
$f(x)=$
$c=$
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$f(x)=$
$c=$
Step1: Rationalize the numerator
Multiply the fraction $\frac{\sqrt{5x}-2\sqrt{5}}{x - 4}$ by $\frac{\sqrt{5x}+2\sqrt{5}}{\sqrt{5x}+2\sqrt{5}}$. We get $\frac{(\sqrt{5x}-2\sqrt{5})(\sqrt{5x}+2\sqrt{5})}{(x - 4)(\sqrt{5x}+2\sqrt{5})}$. Using the difference - of - squares formula $(a - b)(a + b)=a^{2}-b^{2}$, the numerator becomes $5x-20$. So the fraction is $\frac{5x - 20}{(x - 4)(\sqrt{5x}+2\sqrt{5})}$.
Step2: Simplify the fraction
Factor out 5 from the numerator: $\frac{5(x - 4)}{(x - 4)(\sqrt{5x}+2\sqrt{5})}$. Cancel out the common factor $(x - 4)$ (since $x\to4$ but $x
eq4$), we have $\frac{5}{\sqrt{5x}+2\sqrt{5}}$.
Step3: Evaluate the limit
Substitute $x = 4$ into $\frac{5}{\sqrt{5x}+2\sqrt{5}}$. We get $\frac{5}{\sqrt{5\times4}+2\sqrt{5}}=\frac{5}{2\sqrt{5}+2\sqrt{5}}=\frac{5}{4\sqrt{5}}=\frac{\sqrt{5}}{4}$.
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