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Limits — MATHS STD 11 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceMATHSLimits4 Marks
Question
Evaluate the following limit: $\lim\limits_{\text{x}\rightarrow{\text{a}}}\frac{\text{x}^{5}-\text{a}^5}{\text{x}-\text{a}}=405,$ find all possible value of a.
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If $\lim\limits_{\text{x}\rightarrow{\text{a}}}\frac{\text{x}^{5}-\text{a}^5}{\text{x}-\text{a}}=405\ \cdots{\text{(i)}}$ $\text{L.H.S}=\lim\limits_{\text{x}\rightarrow{\text{a}}}\frac{\text{x}^{5}-\text{a}^5}{\text{x}-\text{a}}$ $=5(\text{a})^{5-1}$ $=5\text{a}^{4}$ It is given that $5\text{a}^4=405$ $\Rightarrow5\text{a}^4=405$ $\text{a}^4=\frac{405}{5}=81$ $\text{a}^4=(3)^4,\text{a}^2=9$ $\text{a}=\pm3$ $\Rightarrow\text{a}=3 \text{ and }\text{a}=-3$

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