Use L'Hopital's Rule to Evaluate the Limit $\lim _ { x \rightarrow 1 } \frac { x ^ { 3 } - 9 x ^ { 2 } + 8 } { x - 1 }$

question 270

Multiple Choice

Use l'Hopital's Rule to evaluate the limit.
- $\lim _ { x \rightarrow 1 } \frac { x ^ { 3 } - 9 x ^ { 2 } + 8 } { x - 1 }$

• A) 12
• B) -15
• C) 18
• D) 21

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