Limits

1.\lim_{x\rightarrow \infty} \frac{\left(\ln x \right)^{2}}{x} NOTE: Without L' Hospital Rule

2.\lim_{x\rightarrow \infty} \left(1+\frac{1}{x} +\frac{1}{x^{2}}\right)^{2x}

3.\lim_{x\rightarrow 1} \left(\frac{x}{x-1} -\frac{1}{\ln x}\right)

21 Answers

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Ashish Kothari ·

We have the expansion of ln(1+x).

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Hari Shankar ·

Setting y = x-1, the given limit becomes

\lim_{y \rightarrow 0} 1 + \frac{1}{y} - \frac{1}{\ln (1+y)}

\lim_{y \rightarrow 0} 1 + \frac{1}{y} - \frac{1}{y -\frac{y^2}{2}+...}

\approx 1 + \frac{1}{y} - \frac{1}{y(1 -\frac{y}{2}+...) }

\approx 1 + \frac{1}{y} - \frac{1+\frac{y}{2}-\frac{y^2}{3}...}{y}

\approx \frac{1}{2} + \frac{y}{2}-\frac{y^2}{3}

\approx \frac{1}{2}

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aditya ravichandran ·

i think debosmit is right ...

if you approximate ln(x)=(x-1)-(x-1)^2/2 ... u get 1/2 as limit

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Debosmit Majumder ·

it was coming 1/2

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Shubhodip ·

sorry

3rd one kreyszig's and krishna's answer are not correct

use the series expansion of (1/1-x)

the series expansion of the given limit will be -1/lnx -x -x^2 - x^3....

hence the givn limit is zero...

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aditya ravichandran ·

\ln(1+(x-1))=(x-1)-\frac{(x-1)^2}{2}+\frac{(x-1)^3}{3}+...\infty \\ \texttt{Hence as x tends to ln(x) tends to (x-1)} \\ \lim_{x\rightarrow 1}\frac{x}{x-1}-\frac{1}{\ln(x)}= \lim_{x\rightarrow 1}\frac{x-1}{x-1}=1

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Ashish Kothari ·

Great. [1]

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Shubhodip ·

Alt for 1

Let lnx = t

it becomes t2/et with t→∞

use expansion of e^x

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answers:

2)e^2

3)1/2

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aditya ravichandran ·

\lim_{x\rightarrow \infty}\left(1+\frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{x^2} \right)^{2x}=e^{\ln\left( \lim_{x\rightarrow \infty}\left(1+\frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{x^2} \right)^{2x}\right)} \\ \\ = e^{\lim_{x\rightarrow \infty}2x \ln\left( \left(1+\frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{x^2} \right)\right)} \\ \\ \texttt{apply ln(1+y) expansion ,put y=}\frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{x^2} \texttt{ and take limit } \\ \texttt{Ans.=}e^2

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Debosmit Majumder ·

its coming....

xlnx-x+1/(x-1)lnx

in the numerator add and subtract lnx,u`ll get....

1 +[lnx-x+1/(x-1)lnx)]....now apply expansion....

ln(1+x-1) is

(x-1) - (x-1)2/2 + (x-1)3/3 - ...........

(x-1) will get cancelled....then divide the numerator and denominator by (x-1) 2 times and then put the limit........

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Debosmit Majumder ·

2. lt x\rightarrow∞ (1+1/x2+ 1/x)2x

put the limits....the expression within the brackets is exactly equal to 1....so the answer will be....

(1)∞=1

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Debosmit Majumder ·

what is the expansion of lnx?

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Ashish Kothari ·

Sorry.. sorry.. I forgot to mention, you have to solve the 1st one without L' Hospital rule.

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Debosmit Majumder ·

1. use L`Hospital rule.... u`l get the answer as 0....

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Ashish Kothari ·

No idea. :P I dont have the answers :(

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Debosmit Majumder ·

yup....is it right?

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Ashish Kothari ·

Well, I did get the answer to 2 as e2, but that was by another method!. Is it what you're getting too?

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Debosmit Majumder ·

2. multiply and divide by (1-1/x)2x....the numerator will come in the form of (1-1/x3)2x and the denominator (1-1/x)2x....now try

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Debosmit Majumder ·

sry....my mistake....shud`ve noticed that

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Ashish Kothari ·

Debosmit I'm not too sure abt your resoning.. The thing inside the bracket is not exactly equal to 1 but close to one, and subquently leads to an intedeterminate form on raising it to the power of infinity.

In that case, \lim_{x\rightarrow \infty}\left(1+\frac{1}{x} \right)^{x} should be 1 too. But we know, the limit is e.

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