a) \[\mathop {\lim }\limits_{n \to + \infty } \left( {1 + n - {n^2}} \right).\] b) \[\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} \frac{{\sqrt {{x^2} + 4} - 2}}{x}.\], a) \[\mathop {\lim }\limits_{n \to + \infty } \left( {1 + n - {n^2}} \right)\]; b) \[\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} \frac{{\sqrt {{x^2} + 4} - 2}}{x}.\]