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Evaluate the following: limx→0[5x+3x-2x-1x] - Mathematics and Statistics

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Question

Evaluate the following: `lim_(x -> 0)[(5^x + 3^x - 2^x - 1)/x]`

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Solution

`lim_(x -> 0)(5^x + 3^x - 2^x - 1)/x`

`lim_(x -> 0) ((5^x - 1) + (3^x - 2^x))/x`

= `lim_(x -> 0)((5^x - 1) + (3^x - 1) - (2^x - 1))/x`

= `lim_(x -> 0) ((5^x - 1)/x + (3^x - 1)/x - (2^x - 1)/x)`

= `lim_(x -> 0) ((5^x - 1)/x) + lim_(x -> 0) ((3^x - 1)/x) - lim_(x -> 0)((2^x - 1)/x)`

= `log 5 + log 3 - log 2     ...[lim_(x -> 0) ("a"^x - 1)/x - log "a"]`

= `log  (5 xx 3)/2`

= `log  15/2`

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