{
"query": {
"display": "$$\\lim_{x\\to\\:0}\\left(\\frac{1}{1-x}\\right)$$",
"symbolab_question": "BIG_OPERATOR#\\lim _{x\\to 0}(\\frac{1}{1-x})"
},
"solution": {
"level": "PERFORMED",
"subject": "Calculus",
"topic": "Limits",
"subTopic": "SingleVar",
"default": "1",
"meta": {
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},
"steps": {
"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\lim_{x\\to\\:0}\\left(\\frac{1}{1-x}\\right)=1$$",
"input": "\\lim_{x\\to\\:0}\\left(\\frac{1}{1-x}\\right)",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Plug in the value $$x=0$$",
"result": "=\\frac{1}{1-0}",
"meta": {
"title": {
"extension": "Limit properties - if the limit of f(x), and g(x) exists, then:<br/>$$\\bullet\\quad\\lim_{x\\to\\:a}\\left(x\\right)=a$$<br/>$$\\bullet\\quad\\lim_{x\\to{a}}[c\\cdot{f\\left(x\\right)}]=c\\cdot\\lim_{x\\to{a}}{f\\left(x\\right)}$$<br/>$$\\bullet\\quad\\lim_{x\\to{a}}[\\left(f\\left(x\\right)\\right)^c]=\\left(\\lim_{x\\to{a}}{f\\left(x\\right)}\\right)^c$$<br/>$$\\bullet\\quad\\lim_{x\\to{a}}[f\\left(x\\right)\\pm{g\\left(x\\right)}]=\\lim_{x\\to{a}}{f\\left(x\\right)}\\pm\\lim_{x\\to{a}}{g\\left(x\\right)}$$<br/>$$\\bullet\\quad\\lim_{x\\to{a}}[f\\left(x\\right)\\cdot{g\\left(x\\right)}]=\\lim_{x\\to{a}}{f\\left(x\\right)}\\cdot\\lim_{x\\to{a}}{g\\left(x\\right)}$$<br/>$$\\bullet\\quad\\lim_{x\\to{a}}\\left(\\frac{f\\left(x\\right)}{g\\left(x\\right)}\\right)=\\frac{\\lim_{x\\to{a}}{f\\left(x\\right)}}{\\lim_{x\\to{a}}{g\\left(x\\right)}},\\:$$where $$\\lim_{x\\to{a}}g\\left(x\\right)\\neq0$$"
}
}
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "=1",
"meta": {
"solvingClass": "Solver"
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}
],
"meta": {
"solvingClass": "Limits",
"practiceLink": "/practice/limits-practice",
"practiceTopic": "Limits"
}
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"meta": {
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}
Solution
Solution
Solution steps
Plug in the value
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