Evaluating Limits - GRE Quantitative Reasoning
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Evaluate: 
Evaluate:
Step 1: See if we can plug in
into the equation..
We can't because the denominator becomes
..
Step 2: Factor the denominator:
(By the Difference of Perfect Squares Formula)
Step 3: Re-write the function:
![\frac {(x-2)}{[(x-2)(x+2)]}](https://vt-vtwa-assets.varsitytutors.com/vt-vtwa/uploads/formula_image/image/725550/gif.latex)
Step 4: Divide by
on both the numerator and denominator because it's common:
We are left with: 
Step 5: Plug in
:

The limit of this function as x approaches 2 is
.
Step 1: See if we can plug in into the equation..
We can't because the denominator becomes ..
Step 2: Factor the denominator:
(By the Difference of Perfect Squares Formula)
Step 3: Re-write the function:
Step 4: Divide by on both the numerator and denominator because it's common:
We are left with:
Step 5: Plug in :
The limit of this function as x approaches 2 is .
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Evaluate: 
Evaluate:
Step 1: See if we can plug in
into the equation..
We can't because the denominator becomes
..
Step 2: Factor the denominator:
(By the Difference of Perfect Squares Formula)
Step 3: Re-write the function:
![\frac {(x-2)}{[(x-2)(x+2)]}](https://vt-vtwa-assets.varsitytutors.com/vt-vtwa/uploads/formula_image/image/725550/gif.latex)
Step 4: Divide by
on both the numerator and denominator because it's common:
We are left with: 
Step 5: Plug in
:

The limit of this function as x approaches 2 is
.
Step 1: See if we can plug in into the equation..
We can't because the denominator becomes ..
Step 2: Factor the denominator:
(By the Difference of Perfect Squares Formula)
Step 3: Re-write the function:
Step 4: Divide by on both the numerator and denominator because it's common:
We are left with:
Step 5: Plug in :
The limit of this function as x approaches 2 is .
Compare your answer with the correct one above
Evaluate: 
Evaluate:
Step 1: See if we can plug in
into the equation..
We can't because the denominator becomes
..
Step 2: Factor the denominator:
(By the Difference of Perfect Squares Formula)
Step 3: Re-write the function:
![\frac {(x-2)}{[(x-2)(x+2)]}](https://vt-vtwa-assets.varsitytutors.com/vt-vtwa/uploads/formula_image/image/725550/gif.latex)
Step 4: Divide by
on both the numerator and denominator because it's common:
We are left with: 
Step 5: Plug in
:

The limit of this function as x approaches 2 is
.
Step 1: See if we can plug in into the equation..
We can't because the denominator becomes ..
Step 2: Factor the denominator:
(By the Difference of Perfect Squares Formula)
Step 3: Re-write the function:
Step 4: Divide by on both the numerator and denominator because it's common:
We are left with:
Step 5: Plug in :
The limit of this function as x approaches 2 is .
Compare your answer with the correct one above
Evaluate: 
Evaluate:
Step 1: See if we can plug in
into the equation..
We can't because the denominator becomes
..
Step 2: Factor the denominator:
(By the Difference of Perfect Squares Formula)
Step 3: Re-write the function:
![\frac {(x-2)}{[(x-2)(x+2)]}](https://vt-vtwa-assets.varsitytutors.com/vt-vtwa/uploads/formula_image/image/725550/gif.latex)
Step 4: Divide by
on both the numerator and denominator because it's common:
We are left with: 
Step 5: Plug in
:

The limit of this function as x approaches 2 is
.
Step 1: See if we can plug in into the equation..
We can't because the denominator becomes ..
Step 2: Factor the denominator:
(By the Difference of Perfect Squares Formula)
Step 3: Re-write the function:
Step 4: Divide by on both the numerator and denominator because it's common:
We are left with:
Step 5: Plug in :
The limit of this function as x approaches 2 is .
Compare your answer with the correct one above