How to evaluate this limit: $lim_{xto 0}frac{sqrt{x+1}-1}{x} = frac12$?












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How do I evaluate the limit of $$lim_{xto 0}frac{sqrt{x+1}-1}{x} = frac{1}{2}$$? As $x$ approaches $0$, I know the answer is $frac{1}{2}$, but I got this question wrong. I think you have to multiply by the conjugate of the numerator? Can someone explain the steps to this, I must be doing something wrong when I multiply.






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    Hint: Recall the definition of a derivative.
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    The problem with referring to the limit definition of derivative is that this is a sort of problem that appears in an introductory course well before derivatives are defined. (Afterwards, naturally, it is clearer what can be done with this limit...)
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How do I evaluate the limit of $$lim_{xto 0}frac{sqrt{x+1}-1}{x} = frac{1}{2}$$? As $x$ approaches $0$, I know the answer is $frac{1}{2}$, but I got this question wrong. I think you have to multiply by the conjugate of the numerator? Can someone explain the steps to this, I must be doing something wrong when I multiply.






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    Hint: Recall the definition of a derivative.
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    The problem with referring to the limit definition of derivative is that this is a sort of problem that appears in an introductory course well before derivatives are defined. (Afterwards, naturally, it is clearer what can be done with this limit...)
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How do I evaluate the limit of $$lim_{xto 0}frac{sqrt{x+1}-1}{x} = frac{1}{2}$$? As $x$ approaches $0$, I know the answer is $frac{1}{2}$, but I got this question wrong. I think you have to multiply by the conjugate of the numerator? Can someone explain the steps to this, I must be doing something wrong when I multiply.






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How do I evaluate the limit of $$lim_{xto 0}frac{sqrt{x+1}-1}{x} = frac{1}{2}$$? As $x$ approaches $0$, I know the answer is $frac{1}{2}$, but I got this question wrong. I think you have to multiply by the conjugate of the numerator? Can someone explain the steps to this, I must be doing something wrong when I multiply.






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    Hint: Recall the definition of a derivative.
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    The problem with referring to the limit definition of derivative is that this is a sort of problem that appears in an introductory course well before derivatives are defined. (Afterwards, naturally, it is clearer what can be done with this limit...)
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    Hint: Recall the definition of a derivative.
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    The problem with referring to the limit definition of derivative is that this is a sort of problem that appears in an introductory course well before derivatives are defined. (Afterwards, naturally, it is clearer what can be done with this limit...)
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Hint: Recall the definition of a derivative.
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For some basic information about writing math at this site see e.g. here, here, here and here.
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– Martin Sleziak
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The problem with referring to the limit definition of derivative is that this is a sort of problem that appears in an introductory course well before derivatives are defined. (Afterwards, naturally, it is clearer what can be done with this limit...)
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Multiply numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the numerator: $$sqrt{x+1} + 1$$ then evaluate the limit.



When we multiply by the conjugate, recall how we factor the difference of squares: $$(sqrt a - b) cdot (sqrt a + b) = (sqrt a)^2 - b^2 = a - b^2$$



$$dfrac {sqrt{x+1} - 1}{x} cdot frac{sqrt{x+1} + 1}{sqrt{x+1} + 1} = dfrac {(x + 1) - 1 }{x(sqrt{x+1} + 1)}= dfrac {cancel{x}}{cancel{x}(sqrt{x+1} + 1)} = dfrac 1{sqrt{x + 1} + 1}$$



Now we need only to evaluate $$lim_{x to 0} dfrac 1{sqrt{x + 1} + 1}$$



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    what do you get once you multiply? I think I'm doing my math wrong when I multiply the numerator by the conjugate.
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    Recall the difference of squares: the numerator becomes: $$(x+1) - 1 = x$$
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    @amWhy I suggest you fix the braces in the remainders ;-)
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    @kb95825 Recall that we need to multiply numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the numerator: that is like multiplying by $1$, so it doesn't change the original function.
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    yes thank you :)
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Method 1 (basic)

$$frac{sqrt{x+1} - 1}{x} stackrel{sqrt{x+1}^2 = |x+1|}{=} frac{|x + 1| - 1}{x (sqrt{x+1} + 1)} stackrel{x+1 geq 0, text{ for well-def.}}{=} frac{1}{sqrt{x + 1} + 1} to frac{1}{1+1} = frac{1}{2}$$
as $xto 0$, because $xmapsto sqrt{x}$ is continuous (and so the limit can be "used as input")
Method 2 (derivative)

$$frac{sqrt{x+1} - 1}{x} = frac{f(1 + x) - f(1)}{x}$$
where $f(y) = sqrt{y}$, thus the limit is
$$f'(1) = frac{1}{2 sqrt{1}} = frac{1}{2}$$
Method 3 (l'Hospital)

Since the form is $frac{0}{0}$, l'Hospital can be applied and gives
$$lim_{xto 0} frac{sqrt{x+1} - 1}{x} = lim_{xto 0} frac{frac{1}{2sqrt{x+1}}}{1} = lim_{xto 0} frac{1}{2sqrt{x + 1}} = frac{1}{2 sqrt{1}} = frac{1}{2}$$






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    Perhaps it is also worth mentioning in method 1 that $(sqrt{x+1})^2=|x+1|$, but since the expression in question is only defined for $x+1ge0$, we can replace $|x+1|$ by $(x+1)$.
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Alternative solution: Write $ t= sqrt{x+1}$ then $x=t^2-1$ and we get $$lim_{xto 0}frac{sqrt{x+1}-1}{x} = lim_{tto 1}frac{t-1}{t^2-1} =lim_{tto 1}frac{t-1}{(t-1)(t+1)}=frac12$$






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    $x>-1$.



    $x= (x +1)- 1= sqrt{(x+1)}^2-1^2$



    $=(sqrt{(x+1)}-1)(sqrt{x+1}+1)$.



    $dfrac{sqrt{(x+1)}-1}{x} =dfrac{x}{(sqrt{x+1}+1)x}.$



    Take the limit $x rightarrow 0$.






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      $require{cancel}$
      Multiply numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the numerator: $$sqrt{x+1} + 1$$ then evaluate the limit.



      When we multiply by the conjugate, recall how we factor the difference of squares: $$(sqrt a - b) cdot (sqrt a + b) = (sqrt a)^2 - b^2 = a - b^2$$



      $$dfrac {sqrt{x+1} - 1}{x} cdot frac{sqrt{x+1} + 1}{sqrt{x+1} + 1} = dfrac {(x + 1) - 1 }{x(sqrt{x+1} + 1)}= dfrac {cancel{x}}{cancel{x}(sqrt{x+1} + 1)} = dfrac 1{sqrt{x + 1} + 1}$$



      Now we need only to evaluate $$lim_{x to 0} dfrac 1{sqrt{x + 1} + 1}$$



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        what do you get once you multiply? I think I'm doing my math wrong when I multiply the numerator by the conjugate.
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        Recall the difference of squares: the numerator becomes: $$(x+1) - 1 = x$$
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        @amWhy I suggest you fix the braces in the remainders ;-)
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        @kb95825 Recall that we need to multiply numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the numerator: that is like multiplying by $1$, so it doesn't change the original function.
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        yes thank you :)
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      $require{cancel}$
      Multiply numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the numerator: $$sqrt{x+1} + 1$$ then evaluate the limit.



      When we multiply by the conjugate, recall how we factor the difference of squares: $$(sqrt a - b) cdot (sqrt a + b) = (sqrt a)^2 - b^2 = a - b^2$$



      $$dfrac {sqrt{x+1} - 1}{x} cdot frac{sqrt{x+1} + 1}{sqrt{x+1} + 1} = dfrac {(x + 1) - 1 }{x(sqrt{x+1} + 1)}= dfrac {cancel{x}}{cancel{x}(sqrt{x+1} + 1)} = dfrac 1{sqrt{x + 1} + 1}$$



      Now we need only to evaluate $$lim_{x to 0} dfrac 1{sqrt{x + 1} + 1}$$



      I trust you can do that.






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        what do you get once you multiply? I think I'm doing my math wrong when I multiply the numerator by the conjugate.
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        Recall the difference of squares: the numerator becomes: $$(x+1) - 1 = x$$
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        @amWhy I suggest you fix the braces in the remainders ;-)
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        – AlexR
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        @kb95825 Recall that we need to multiply numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the numerator: that is like multiplying by $1$, so it doesn't change the original function.
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        – amWhy
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        yes thank you :)
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      $require{cancel}$
      Multiply numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the numerator: $$sqrt{x+1} + 1$$ then evaluate the limit.



      When we multiply by the conjugate, recall how we factor the difference of squares: $$(sqrt a - b) cdot (sqrt a + b) = (sqrt a)^2 - b^2 = a - b^2$$



      $$dfrac {sqrt{x+1} - 1}{x} cdot frac{sqrt{x+1} + 1}{sqrt{x+1} + 1} = dfrac {(x + 1) - 1 }{x(sqrt{x+1} + 1)}= dfrac {cancel{x}}{cancel{x}(sqrt{x+1} + 1)} = dfrac 1{sqrt{x + 1} + 1}$$



      Now we need only to evaluate $$lim_{x to 0} dfrac 1{sqrt{x + 1} + 1}$$



      I trust you can do that.






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      $require{cancel}$
      Multiply numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the numerator: $$sqrt{x+1} + 1$$ then evaluate the limit.



      When we multiply by the conjugate, recall how we factor the difference of squares: $$(sqrt a - b) cdot (sqrt a + b) = (sqrt a)^2 - b^2 = a - b^2$$



      $$dfrac {sqrt{x+1} - 1}{x} cdot frac{sqrt{x+1} + 1}{sqrt{x+1} + 1} = dfrac {(x + 1) - 1 }{x(sqrt{x+1} + 1)}= dfrac {cancel{x}}{cancel{x}(sqrt{x+1} + 1)} = dfrac 1{sqrt{x + 1} + 1}$$



      Now we need only to evaluate $$lim_{x to 0} dfrac 1{sqrt{x + 1} + 1}$$



      I trust you can do that.







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        what do you get once you multiply? I think I'm doing my math wrong when I multiply the numerator by the conjugate.
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        Recall the difference of squares: the numerator becomes: $$(x+1) - 1 = x$$
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        @amWhy I suggest you fix the braces in the remainders ;-)
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        @kb95825 Recall that we need to multiply numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the numerator: that is like multiplying by $1$, so it doesn't change the original function.
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        yes thank you :)
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        what do you get once you multiply? I think I'm doing my math wrong when I multiply the numerator by the conjugate.
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        Recall the difference of squares: the numerator becomes: $$(x+1) - 1 = x$$
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        @amWhy I suggest you fix the braces in the remainders ;-)
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        – AlexR
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        @kb95825 Recall that we need to multiply numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the numerator: that is like multiplying by $1$, so it doesn't change the original function.
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        yes thank you :)
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      what do you get once you multiply? I think I'm doing my math wrong when I multiply the numerator by the conjugate.
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      what do you get once you multiply? I think I'm doing my math wrong when I multiply the numerator by the conjugate.
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      Recall the difference of squares: the numerator becomes: $$(x+1) - 1 = x$$
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      Recall the difference of squares: the numerator becomes: $$(x+1) - 1 = x$$
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      @amWhy I suggest you fix the braces in the remainders ;-)
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      – AlexR
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      @amWhy I suggest you fix the braces in the remainders ;-)
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      $begingroup$
      @kb95825 Recall that we need to multiply numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the numerator: that is like multiplying by $1$, so it doesn't change the original function.
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      $begingroup$
      @kb95825 Recall that we need to multiply numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the numerator: that is like multiplying by $1$, so it doesn't change the original function.
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      yes thank you :)
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      Method 1 (basic)

      $$frac{sqrt{x+1} - 1}{x} stackrel{sqrt{x+1}^2 = |x+1|}{=} frac{|x + 1| - 1}{x (sqrt{x+1} + 1)} stackrel{x+1 geq 0, text{ for well-def.}}{=} frac{1}{sqrt{x + 1} + 1} to frac{1}{1+1} = frac{1}{2}$$
      as $xto 0$, because $xmapsto sqrt{x}$ is continuous (and so the limit can be "used as input")
      Method 2 (derivative)

      $$frac{sqrt{x+1} - 1}{x} = frac{f(1 + x) - f(1)}{x}$$
      where $f(y) = sqrt{y}$, thus the limit is
      $$f'(1) = frac{1}{2 sqrt{1}} = frac{1}{2}$$
      Method 3 (l'Hospital)

      Since the form is $frac{0}{0}$, l'Hospital can be applied and gives
      $$lim_{xto 0} frac{sqrt{x+1} - 1}{x} = lim_{xto 0} frac{frac{1}{2sqrt{x+1}}}{1} = lim_{xto 0} frac{1}{2sqrt{x + 1}} = frac{1}{2 sqrt{1}} = frac{1}{2}$$






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        Perhaps it is also worth mentioning in method 1 that $(sqrt{x+1})^2=|x+1|$, but since the expression in question is only defined for $x+1ge0$, we can replace $|x+1|$ by $(x+1)$.
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      Method 1 (basic)

      $$frac{sqrt{x+1} - 1}{x} stackrel{sqrt{x+1}^2 = |x+1|}{=} frac{|x + 1| - 1}{x (sqrt{x+1} + 1)} stackrel{x+1 geq 0, text{ for well-def.}}{=} frac{1}{sqrt{x + 1} + 1} to frac{1}{1+1} = frac{1}{2}$$
      as $xto 0$, because $xmapsto sqrt{x}$ is continuous (and so the limit can be "used as input")
      Method 2 (derivative)

      $$frac{sqrt{x+1} - 1}{x} = frac{f(1 + x) - f(1)}{x}$$
      where $f(y) = sqrt{y}$, thus the limit is
      $$f'(1) = frac{1}{2 sqrt{1}} = frac{1}{2}$$
      Method 3 (l'Hospital)

      Since the form is $frac{0}{0}$, l'Hospital can be applied and gives
      $$lim_{xto 0} frac{sqrt{x+1} - 1}{x} = lim_{xto 0} frac{frac{1}{2sqrt{x+1}}}{1} = lim_{xto 0} frac{1}{2sqrt{x + 1}} = frac{1}{2 sqrt{1}} = frac{1}{2}$$






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        Perhaps it is also worth mentioning in method 1 that $(sqrt{x+1})^2=|x+1|$, but since the expression in question is only defined for $x+1ge0$, we can replace $|x+1|$ by $(x+1)$.
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      Method 1 (basic)

      $$frac{sqrt{x+1} - 1}{x} stackrel{sqrt{x+1}^2 = |x+1|}{=} frac{|x + 1| - 1}{x (sqrt{x+1} + 1)} stackrel{x+1 geq 0, text{ for well-def.}}{=} frac{1}{sqrt{x + 1} + 1} to frac{1}{1+1} = frac{1}{2}$$
      as $xto 0$, because $xmapsto sqrt{x}$ is continuous (and so the limit can be "used as input")
      Method 2 (derivative)

      $$frac{sqrt{x+1} - 1}{x} = frac{f(1 + x) - f(1)}{x}$$
      where $f(y) = sqrt{y}$, thus the limit is
      $$f'(1) = frac{1}{2 sqrt{1}} = frac{1}{2}$$
      Method 3 (l'Hospital)

      Since the form is $frac{0}{0}$, l'Hospital can be applied and gives
      $$lim_{xto 0} frac{sqrt{x+1} - 1}{x} = lim_{xto 0} frac{frac{1}{2sqrt{x+1}}}{1} = lim_{xto 0} frac{1}{2sqrt{x + 1}} = frac{1}{2 sqrt{1}} = frac{1}{2}$$






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      Method 1 (basic)

      $$frac{sqrt{x+1} - 1}{x} stackrel{sqrt{x+1}^2 = |x+1|}{=} frac{|x + 1| - 1}{x (sqrt{x+1} + 1)} stackrel{x+1 geq 0, text{ for well-def.}}{=} frac{1}{sqrt{x + 1} + 1} to frac{1}{1+1} = frac{1}{2}$$
      as $xto 0$, because $xmapsto sqrt{x}$ is continuous (and so the limit can be "used as input")
      Method 2 (derivative)

      $$frac{sqrt{x+1} - 1}{x} = frac{f(1 + x) - f(1)}{x}$$
      where $f(y) = sqrt{y}$, thus the limit is
      $$f'(1) = frac{1}{2 sqrt{1}} = frac{1}{2}$$
      Method 3 (l'Hospital)

      Since the form is $frac{0}{0}$, l'Hospital can be applied and gives
      $$lim_{xto 0} frac{sqrt{x+1} - 1}{x} = lim_{xto 0} frac{frac{1}{2sqrt{x+1}}}{1} = lim_{xto 0} frac{1}{2sqrt{x + 1}} = frac{1}{2 sqrt{1}} = frac{1}{2}$$







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        Perhaps it is also worth mentioning in method 1 that $(sqrt{x+1})^2=|x+1|$, but since the expression in question is only defined for $x+1ge0$, we can replace $|x+1|$ by $(x+1)$.
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        Perhaps it is also worth mentioning in method 1 that $(sqrt{x+1})^2=|x+1|$, but since the expression in question is only defined for $x+1ge0$, we can replace $|x+1|$ by $(x+1)$.
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      Perhaps it is also worth mentioning in method 1 that $(sqrt{x+1})^2=|x+1|$, but since the expression in question is only defined for $x+1ge0$, we can replace $|x+1|$ by $(x+1)$.
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      Perhaps it is also worth mentioning in method 1 that $(sqrt{x+1})^2=|x+1|$, but since the expression in question is only defined for $x+1ge0$, we can replace $|x+1|$ by $(x+1)$.
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      @MartinSleziak Yep, that's true. I'll add it
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      Alternative solution: Write $ t= sqrt{x+1}$ then $x=t^2-1$ and we get $$lim_{xto 0}frac{sqrt{x+1}-1}{x} = lim_{tto 1}frac{t-1}{t^2-1} =lim_{tto 1}frac{t-1}{(t-1)(t+1)}=frac12$$






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        Alternative solution: Write $ t= sqrt{x+1}$ then $x=t^2-1$ and we get $$lim_{xto 0}frac{sqrt{x+1}-1}{x} = lim_{tto 1}frac{t-1}{t^2-1} =lim_{tto 1}frac{t-1}{(t-1)(t+1)}=frac12$$






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          Alternative solution: Write $ t= sqrt{x+1}$ then $x=t^2-1$ and we get $$lim_{xto 0}frac{sqrt{x+1}-1}{x} = lim_{tto 1}frac{t-1}{t^2-1} =lim_{tto 1}frac{t-1}{(t-1)(t+1)}=frac12$$






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          Alternative solution: Write $ t= sqrt{x+1}$ then $x=t^2-1$ and we get $$lim_{xto 0}frac{sqrt{x+1}-1}{x} = lim_{tto 1}frac{t-1}{t^2-1} =lim_{tto 1}frac{t-1}{(t-1)(t+1)}=frac12$$







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              $x>-1$.



              $x= (x +1)- 1= sqrt{(x+1)}^2-1^2$



              $=(sqrt{(x+1)}-1)(sqrt{x+1}+1)$.



              $dfrac{sqrt{(x+1)}-1}{x} =dfrac{x}{(sqrt{x+1}+1)x}.$



              Take the limit $x rightarrow 0$.






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                $x>-1$.



                $x= (x +1)- 1= sqrt{(x+1)}^2-1^2$



                $=(sqrt{(x+1)}-1)(sqrt{x+1}+1)$.



                $dfrac{sqrt{(x+1)}-1}{x} =dfrac{x}{(sqrt{x+1}+1)x}.$



                Take the limit $x rightarrow 0$.






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                  $x>-1$.



                  $x= (x +1)- 1= sqrt{(x+1)}^2-1^2$



                  $=(sqrt{(x+1)}-1)(sqrt{x+1}+1)$.



                  $dfrac{sqrt{(x+1)}-1}{x} =dfrac{x}{(sqrt{x+1}+1)x}.$



                  Take the limit $x rightarrow 0$.






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                  $x>-1$.



                  $x= (x +1)- 1= sqrt{(x+1)}^2-1^2$



                  $=(sqrt{(x+1)}-1)(sqrt{x+1}+1)$.



                  $dfrac{sqrt{(x+1)}-1}{x} =dfrac{x}{(sqrt{x+1}+1)x}.$



                  Take the limit $x rightarrow 0$.







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