a: \(\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow1}\dfrac{\sqrt{5-x}-\sqrt[3]{x^2+7}}{x^2-1}\)
\(=\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow1}\dfrac{\sqrt{5-x}-2+2-\sqrt[3]{x^2+7}}{x^2-1}\)
\(=\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow1}\dfrac{\dfrac{5-x-4}{\sqrt{5-x}+2}+\dfrac{8-x^2-7}{4+2\sqrt[3]{x^2+7}+\sqrt[3]{\left(x^2+7\right)^2}}}{x^2-1}\)
\(=\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow1}\dfrac{\dfrac{1-x}{\sqrt{5-x}+2}+\dfrac{1-x^2}{4+2\sqrt[3]{x^2+7}+\sqrt[3]{\left(x^2+7\right)^2}}}{x^2-1}\)
\(=\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow1}\dfrac{\left(1-x\right)\left(\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{5-x}+2}+\dfrac{1+x}{4+2\sqrt[3]{x^2+7}+\sqrt[3]{\left(x^2+7\right)^2}}\right)}{-\left(1-x\right)\left(1+x\right)}\)
\(=\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow1}\dfrac{\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{5-x}+2}+\dfrac{1+x}{4+2\sqrt[3]{x^2+7}+\sqrt[3]{\left(x^2+7\right)^2}}}{-\left(1+x\right)}\)
\(=\dfrac{\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{5-1}+2}+\dfrac{1+1}{4+2\cdot\sqrt[3]{1^2+7}+\sqrt[3]{\left(1+7\right)^2}}}{-\left(1+1\right)}\)
\(=\dfrac{\dfrac{1}{2+1}+\dfrac{2}{4+2\cdot2+4}}{-2}\)
\(=\dfrac{\dfrac{1}{3}+\dfrac{1}{6}}{-2}=-\dfrac{1}{4}\)
b: \(\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow4}\dfrac{x^2-4x}{x^2+x-20}\)
\(=\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow4}\dfrac{x\left(x-4\right)}{x^2+5x-4x-20}\)
\(=\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow4}\dfrac{x\left(x-4\right)}{\left(x+5\right)\left(x-4\right)}\)
\(=\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow4}\dfrac{x}{x+5}=\dfrac{4}{4+5}=\dfrac{4}{9}\)
