How to evaluate $\displaystyle \lim_{x\to0}\left(\frac{4^x-1}{8^x-1}\right)$ without L'Hopital rule?
When I evaluated this limit I got an indetermination, $\frac{0}{0}$. I learned that in a rational function when one get $\frac{0}{0}$ indeterminated form, one should look for the common terms between numerator and denominator by factoring. But I can't figure out how to find the common terms in this case. Can you help me? Thanks.
Answer
Note that
$$4^x-1=(2^2)^x-1=(2^x)^2-1=\color{red}{(2^x-1)}(2^x+1)$$
$$8^x-1=(2^3)^x-1=(2^x)^3-1=\color{red}{(2^x-1)}(2^{2x}+2^x+1)$$
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