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Limits — MATHS STD 11 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceMATHSLimits4 Marks
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Evaluate the following limit: $\lim\limits_{\text{x}\rightarrow{\text{a}}}\frac{\text{x}^{9}-\text{a}^9}{\text{x}-\text{a}}=9,$ find all possible value of a.
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$\lim\limits_{\text{x}\rightarrow{\text{a}}}\frac{\text{x}^{9}-\text{a}^9}{\text{x}-\text{a}}=9\ \cdots{\text{(i)}}$ $\text{L.H.S}=\lim\limits_{\text{x}\rightarrow{\text{a}}}\frac{\text{x}^{9}-\text{a}^9}{\text{x}-\text{a}}$ $=9(\text{a})^{9-1}$ $=9\text{a}^{8}$ It is given that $9^\text{a}=9$ [From (i)] $\Rightarrow\text{a}^{8}=\frac99=1$ $\Rightarrow\text{a}^4=1$ $\text{a}^2=1$ $\text{a}=\pm1$ $\Rightarrow \text{a} = 1 \text{ and a} = -1$

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