Prove using the epsilon-delta

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Prove using the epsilon-delta ($\epsilon-\delta$) definition of a limit that $$\lim_{x\to2}\frac{x^2-4}{-x^2+7x-10}=\frac{4}{3}.$$

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First, notice that, for $x\notin\{2,5\}$, we have that

$$\frac{x^2-4}{-x^2+7x-10}=\frac{(x-2)(x+2)}{-(x-2)(x-5)}=-\frac{x+2}{x-5}.$$

Furthermore

$$\left\lvert-\frac{x+2}{x-5}-\frac{4}{3}\right\rvert=\frac{7}{3}\left\lvert\frac{x-2}{x-5}\right\rvert.$$

Now if we restrict ourselves to that we have that $\lvert x-2\rvert<1$, then it is easy to check that we also have that $\lvert x-5\rvert>1$. Set

$$\delta=\min\left\{1,\frac{3}{7}\varepsilon\right\}.$$

Then, if $\lvert x-2\rvert<\delta$, it follows that

$$\frac{7}{3}\left\lvert\frac{x-2}{x-5}\right\rvert<\varepsilon.$$

Combining this with the first equalities, the result follows.