Question
Evaluate the following limit:
$\lim\limits_{\text{x}\rightarrow1}\frac{\sqrt{3+\text{x}}-\sqrt{5-\text{x}}}{\text{x}^2-1}$

Answer

$\lim\limits_{\text{x}\rightarrow1}\frac{\sqrt{3+\text{x}}-\sqrt{5-\text{x}}}{\text{x}^2-1}$$=\lim\limits_{\text{x}\rightarrow0}\frac{\big(\sqrt{3+\text{x}}+\sqrt{5-\text{x}}\big)}{(\text{x}-1)(\text{x}+1)}\times\frac{\big(\sqrt{3+\text{x}}+\sqrt{5-\text{x}}\big)}{\big(\sqrt{3+\text{x}}+\sqrt{5-\text{x}}\big)}$
$=\lim\limits_{\text{x}\rightarrow1}\frac{((3+\text{x})-(5-\text{x}))}{(\text{x}-1)(\text{x}+1)\big(\sqrt{3+\text{x}}+\sqrt{5-\text{x}}\big)}$
$=\lim\limits_{\text{x}\rightarrow1}\frac{-2+2\text{x}}{(\text{x}-1)(\text{x}+1)\big(\sqrt{3+\text{x}}+\sqrt{5-\text{x}}\big)}$
$=\lim\limits_{\text{x}\rightarrow1}\frac{-2(\text{x}-1)}{(\text{x}-1)(\text{x}+1)\big(\sqrt{3+\text{x}}+\sqrt{5-\text{x}}\big)}$
$=\lim\limits_{\text{x}\rightarrow1}\frac{-2}{(\text{x}+1)\big(\sqrt{3+\text{x}}+\sqrt{5-\text{x}}\big)}$
$=\frac{2}{(1+1)\big(\sqrt{3+1}+\sqrt{5-1}\big)}$
$=\frac{2}{(2)(2+2)}$
$=\frac14$

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