Calculate the following limits using the factorization formula x" - a" = 1x - a21x"-1 + ax"-2 + a?x"-3 + . .. + a"-2x + a"-12, where n is a positive integer and a is a real number. x" - a" lim xSa х — а for any positive integer n

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Calculate the following limits using the factorization formula
x" - a" = 1x - a21x"-1 + ax"-2 + a?x"-3 + . .. + a"-2x + a"-12,
where n is a positive integer and a is a real number.
x" - a"
lim
xSa х — а
for any positive integer n
Transcribed Image Text:Calculate the following limits using the factorization formula x" - a" = 1x - a21x"-1 + ax"-2 + a?x"-3 + . .. + a"-2x + a"-12, where n is a positive integer and a is a real number. x" - a" lim xSa х — а for any positive integer n
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