Step 1:
First, we factor out an $x^2$ from both the numerator and the denominator of the fraction:
$$\lim _ { x \rightarrow 0 } \frac { 5 x ^ { 3 } + 8 x ^ { 2 } } { 3 x ^ { 4 } - 16 x ^ { 2 } } = \lim _ { x \rightarrow 0 } \frac { x^2(5x + 8) } { x^2(3x^2 - 16)
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