Limit of \( \displaystyle \frac{4 x^{2} - 9}{2 x + 3} \) as \( x \to - \frac{3}{2} \)
Problem 1.259 · medium
Evaluate \( \displaystyle \lim_{x \to - \frac{3}{2}} \frac{4 x^{2} - 9}{2 x + 3} \).
- \[ \lim_{x \to - \frac{3}{2}^+}\left(\frac{4 x^{2} - 9}{2 x + 3}\right) \]limitStart with the limit of the function as x approaches -3/2 from the right.✓ Proved
- \[ = \lim_{x \to - \frac{3}{2}^+}\left(2 x - 3\right) \]factor cancelFactor the numerator using the difference of squares. Cancel the common factor (2*x + 3) in the numerator and denominator.✓ Proved
- \[ = -6 \]limitEvaluate the limit by substituting x = -3/2.✓ Proved
Answer \( -6 \)
✓ 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 |
| 3 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| 4 | ✓ 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 2026-10-05 — The solution correctly factors the numerator, cancels the common term, and evaluates the limit. Each step applies a single rule from the allowed vocabulary.gpt-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.