$\displaystyle \large \lim_{x \,\to\, a}{\normalsize \dfrac{1}{f(x)}}$ $\,=\,$ $\dfrac{1}{\displaystyle \large \lim_{x \,\to\, a}{\normalsize f(x)}}$
The limit of a reciprocal function equals to the reciprocal of its limit is called the reciprocal rule of limits.
Let $f(x)$ be a function in terms of $x$ and its multiplicative inverse is written as $\dfrac{1}{f(x)}$. When $x$ approaches a value $a$, the limit of the reciprocal function is written as follows.
$\displaystyle \large \lim_{x \,\to\, a}{\normalsize \dfrac{1}{f(x)}}$
Mathematically, the limit of the reciprocal of a function is equal to the reciprocal of the limit of function as $x$ tends to $a$.
$\implies$ $\displaystyle \large \lim_{x \,\to\, a}{\normalsize \dfrac{1}{f(x)}}$ $\,=\,$ $\dfrac{1}{\displaystyle \large \lim_{x \,\to\, a}{\normalsize f(x)}}$
The property of the equality is called the reciprocal rule of limits.
Evaluate $\displaystyle \large \lim_{x \,\to\, 2}{\normalsize \dfrac{1}{1+x^2}}$
Now, evaluate the rational function as $x$ approaches $2$ by the direct substitution method.
$\implies$ $\displaystyle \large \lim_{x \,\to\, 2}{\normalsize \dfrac{1}{1+x^2}}$ $\,=\,$ $\dfrac{1}{1+(2)^2}$ $\,=\,$ $\dfrac{1}{5}$
It is evaluated that the limit of the rational expression as $x$ approaches $2$ is equal to $\dfrac{1}{5}$.
Now, let us evaluate reciprocal of limit of the function $1+x^2$ as $x$ approaches $2$ by the direct substitution.
$\implies$ $\dfrac{1}{\displaystyle \large \lim_{x \,\to\, 2}{\normalsize 1+x^2}}$ $\,=\,$ $\dfrac{1}{1+(2)^2}$ $\,=\,$ $\dfrac{1}{5}$
It is evaluated that the multiplicative inverse of the limit of the function $1+x^2$ as $x$ approaches $2$ is also equal to $\dfrac{1}{5}$.
Therefore, we can understood that
$\,\,\, \therefore \,\,\,\,\,\,$ $\displaystyle \large \lim_{x \,\to\, 2}{\normalsize \dfrac{1}{1+x^2}}$ $\,=\,$ $\dfrac{1}{\displaystyle \large \lim_{x \,\to\, 2}{\normalsize 1+x^2}}$ $\,=\,$ $\dfrac{1}{5}$
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