a) \(\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow-2}\dfrac{2x^2+x-6}{x^3+8}=\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow-2}\dfrac{\left(2x-3\right)\left(x+2\right)}{\left(x+2\right)\left(x^2-2x+4\right)}\\ =\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow-2}\dfrac{2x-3}{x^2-2x+4}=-\dfrac{7}{12}\).
b) \(\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow3}\dfrac{x^4-x^2-72}{x^2-2x-3}=\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow3}\dfrac{\left(x^2+8\right)\left(x+3\right)\left(x-3\right)}{\left(x-3\right)\left(x+1\right)}\\ =\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow3}\dfrac{\left(x^2+8\right)\left(x+3\right)}{x+1}=\dfrac{51}{2}\).
c) \(\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow-1}\dfrac{x^5+1}{x^3+1}=\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow-1}\dfrac{\left(x+1\right)\left(x^4-x^3+x^2-x+1\right)}{\left(x+1\right)\left(x^2-x+1\right)}\\ =\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow-1}\dfrac{x^4-x^3+x^2-x+1}{x^2-x+1}=\dfrac{5}{3}\).
d) \(\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow1}\left(\dfrac{2}{x^2-1}-\dfrac{1}{x-1}\right)=\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow1}\left(\dfrac{2}{\left(x-1\right)\left(x+1\right)}-\dfrac{x+1}{\left(x-1\right)\left(x+1\right)}\right)\\ =\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow1}\dfrac{1-x}{\left(x-1\right)\left(x+1\right)}=\lim\limits_{x\rightarrow1}\dfrac{-1}{x+1}=-\dfrac{1}{2}\).
