Why does direct substitution fail to give the value of the limit

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Problem

Why does direct substitution fail to give the value of the limit lim⁡x→5x2−25x−5\displaystyle \lim_{x\to 5}\frac{x^{2}-25}{x-5}? State the indeterminate form obtained.

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