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`lim_(x -> 1) (x^m - 1)/(x^n - 1)` is ______.

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  • `m/n`

  • `- m/n`

  • `m^2/n^2`

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Solution

`lim_(x -> 1) (x^m - 1)/(x^n - 1)` is `m/n`.

Explanation:

Given, `lim_(x -> 1) (x^m - 1)/(x^n - 1)`

= `lim_(x -> 1) ((x^m - (1)^m)/(x - 1))/((x^n - (1)^n)/(x - 1))`

= `(m(1)^(m - 1))/(n(1)^(n - 1))`

= `m/n`  .....`[because  lim_(x -> a) (x^n - a^n)/(x - a) = na^(n - 1)]`

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Chapter 13: Limits and Derivatives - Exercise [Page 242]

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