For purposes of this editor let a=sqrt(1+x) and b=sqrt(1-x).
The trick here is to multiply the fraction by a+b.
Once you do that the fraction collapses to x/|x| which has no limit as x->0 because it goes to -1 from the left and 1 from the right.
Mimi M.
asked 09/03/20limx→0 (√1+x− √1−x) / (|x|)
For purposes of this editor let a=sqrt(1+x) and b=sqrt(1-x).
The trick here is to multiply the fraction by a+b.
Once you do that the fraction collapses to x/|x| which has no limit as x->0 because it goes to -1 from the left and 1 from the right.
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