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Ivan
Lv 6
Ivan asked in Science & MathematicsMathematics · 2 years ago

find x^2-y^2/x-y at x=y?

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  • MyRank
    Lv 6
    2 years ago

    (x² - y²)/ x - y at x = y

    (x² - y²) = (x - y) (x + y)

    [(x - y) (x + y)]/ (x - y) = x + y

    put x = y

    x + x = 2x

    or

    y + y = 2y

  • 2 years ago

    Factor and cancel down

    (x - y)(/x + y) / (x - y) =>

    (x + y)

    At x = y

    Then substitute

    (y + y) = 2y

  • TomV
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    Assuming the expression is (x² - y²)/(x-y) (per your answer to your own question)

    At x = y, the expression is undefined because x-y = 0 and division by zero is an illegal operation. However, the expression does have a limit as x approaches y:

    lim(x→y) (x² - y²)/(x-y)

    = lim(x→y) (x-y)(x+y)/(x-y)

    = lim(x→y) (x+y)

    = 2y

  • ?
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    (x^2 - y^2)/(x - y)

    = (x + y)

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  • 2 years ago

    When x = y you get

    x^2-y^2/x-y =

    y^2 - y^2/y - y =

    y^2 - y - y = (for y not equal to zero)

    y^2 - 2y for y not equal to zero. It is undefined when x = y = 0

    If you meant (x^2-y^2)/(x-y) then this is undefined when y = x as you would get division by zero.

  • Ivan
    Lv 6
    2 years ago

    factorise numerator leads to (x+y)(x-y)/(x-y)=x+y=2x or 2y

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