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Q.The value of lim⁡x→−1x10+x5+1x−1\displaystyle\lim_{x\to -1}\dfrac{x^{10}+x^5+1}{x-1} will be:

(a) 12\dfrac{1}{2}
(b) 00
(c) −12-\dfrac{1}{2}
(d) 11
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lim⁡x→−1x10+x5+1x−1=−12\displaystyle\lim_{x\to-1}\dfrac{x^{10}+x^5+1}{x-1} = -\dfrac12.

The function x10+x5+1x−1\dfrac{x^{10}+x^5+1}{x-1} is a rational function, and it is continuous (defined) at x=−1x=-1 since the denominator x−1=−1−1=−2≠0x-1=-1-1=-2\ne0 there. So the limit is simply the value of the function at x=−1x=-1 — direct substitution is valid.

Numerator at x=−1x=-1: (−1)10+(−1)5+1=1−1+1=1(-1)^{10}+(-1)^5+1 = 1-1+1 = 1.

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