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Step by step for a limit with hints

Calculus

limit of (x^2+5x+6)/(x+2) as x approaches -2

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take the derivative: cos(x+1)/x derivative of cos(x+1)/(x^2+3)integrate e^x/(e^(2x)+2e^x+1)y’(x)=y(x)+x+xy(x)+1, y(0)=1

Equation solving solution with individual steps

Equation Solving

ax^2+bx+c=0 cos(4x)-4sin(2x)-3=0

solve e^x=1 over the reals 2(3x-7)+4(3x+2)=6(5x+9)+3 1/(x-1)+1/(x-2)+1/(x-3)=1/(x-4)-1

Basic math example step-by-step solution using long division

Basic Math

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999 + 723 1/2 + 3/4 + 2/9 (2+3)^(4+2)-82*2 212/2-6*7 8/(5-1)-(3+6)/(7-8/7)

Eigenvalues of a matrix with steps

More Math Topics

eigenvalues {{1,2,1}, {1,1,0}, {0,1,1}}

greatest common denominator of 494 and 702 population standard deviation of -3, 2, -39, 1, 9, 11, 5 equation of line with x intercept -4 and y intercept 3 slope of line through (2, 3) and (4, -1)

Ru orbital diagram with step-by-step

Chemistry

Ru orbital diagram

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formaldehyde lewis structure P4 (s) + oxygen (g) -> P4O10 (s) balance prepare 25 mL of 0.025 M sucrose from 0.33 M atoms in 22 g of aspirin

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