Prove $\lim_{x\to 1} \frac{x-1}{2x^2+x-3} = \frac{1}{5}$ using the $(\epsilon, \delta)$-definition.

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I want to see if my proof is correct and if my choice of $\delta$ makes sense.

Prove that $\lim_{x\to 1} \frac{x-1}{2x^2+x-3} = \frac{1}{5}$. Let $\delta = \min(1, \frac{15}{2} \epsilon)$ and suppose $0 < |x-1| < \delta$.

First simplifying $|\frac{x-1}{2x^2+x-3} - \frac{1}{5}| = \frac{2}{5(2x+3)} |x-1|$. Since $|x-1| < 1$ we have $\frac{1}{2x+3} < \frac{1}{3} $.

So $\frac{2}{5(2x+3)} |x-1| < \frac{2}{15} |x-1| < \frac{2}{15} \delta \le \frac{2}{15} \frac{15}{2} \epsilon = \epsilon$.

For further details $|x-1| < 1 \iff -1<x-1<1 \iff 0<x<2 \iff 0<2x<4 \iff 3<2x+3<7 \implies \frac{1}{2x+3} < \frac{1}{3}$