Limit of \( \displaystyle \frac{2 x + 1}{2 x - 3} \) as \( x \to \frac{1}{2} \)
Problem 1.247 · medium
Evaluate \( \displaystyle \lim_{x \to \frac{1}{2}} \frac{2 x + 1}{2 x - 3} \).
- \[ \lim_{x \to \frac{1}{2}^+}\left(\frac{2 x + 1}{2 x - 3}\right) \]limitStart with the original limit expression.✓ Proved
- \[ = \lim_{x \to \frac{1}{2}^+}\left(2 x + 1\right) \left(\lim_{x \to \frac{1}{2}^+}\left(2 x - 3\right)\right)^{-1} \]limit-lawApply the quotient rule for limits.✓ Proved
- \[ = -1 \]substitution algebra algebra algebraSubstitute the value x = 1/2 into the expression. Simplify the terms in the numerator and denominator. Perform the addition and subtraction. Divide the numerator by the denominator.✓ Proved
Answer \( -1 \)
✓ Nihil obstat Every line of this solution was proved by the computer algebra system SymPy. The answer was also checked a second way, without looking at the solution. Reviewers found nothing wrong with the explanation.
The full receipt
| Line | Status | Checked by | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | line 1 is the problem as stated |
| 2 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 undefined where 2*x - 3 = 0 undefined where Limit(2*x - 3, x, 1/2, dir='+') = 0 |
| 3 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 undefined where Limit(2*x - 3, x, 1/2, dir='+') = 0 |
| 4 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| 5 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| 6 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| answer | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | final line against the stated answer: simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| answer, a second way | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | SymPy took the limit from both sides and got the stated value |
Reviewers
gpt-oss:20b: passqwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass
Every verdict on record (4)
qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-05gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-05qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-05gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-05
Proved: SymPy reduced the difference between the two sides to zero. Checked independently: a separate
method, named above, confirmed it. Checked numerically: the two sides agree at every sampled point, which is evidence,
not proof. Reviewed: a model or a person read it; that is all a sentence can have. Solution by
gemma4:26b, checked 2026-10-05 with SymPy 1.14.0.