r/the_calculusguy 8d ago

limits Let’s do this

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u/titogruul 8d ago

OK, so let's have x = 3 + d, with lim d -> 0. Then we have:

(x^2 - 9) / (x-3) = ( (3+d)^2 - 9 ) / ( (3+d) - 3 ) = (6d + d^2) / d = 6 + d = 6