Division euclidienne et continuité
Division euclidienne et continuité
Euclidean division is used to simplify \( \frac{x^2 - 1}{x - 1} \) by dividing the first term \(x^2\) by \(x\), resulting in \(x\). Multiplying back, we get \(x^2 - x\), which is subtracted from the original expression to yield \(-1 + x\). Further division and multiplication steps lead to a remainder of zero, confirming \(\frac{x^2 - 1}{x - 1} = x + 1\) for \(x \neq 1\). To determine continuity at \(x = 1\), we calculate the limit \(\lim_{x \to 1} (x + 1) = 2\). Since \(f(1) = 2\) and the limit matches \(f(x)\), the function is continuous at \(x = 1\) without modification .