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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Suppose that <math style="vertical-align: -11px">\lim_{x\rightarrow \infty} f(x)</math>&thinsp; and <math style="vertical-align: -11px">\lim_{x\rightarrow \infty} g(x)</math>&thinsp; are both zero or both <math style="vertical-align: -1px">\pm \infty .</math>
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Suppose that &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -11px">\lim_{x\rightarrow \infty} f(x)</math>&nbsp; and &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -11px">\lim_{x\rightarrow \infty} g(x)</math>&nbsp; are both zero or both &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -1px">\pm \infty .</math>
 
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; If <math style="vertical-align: -19px">\lim_{x\rightarrow \infty} \frac{f'(x)}{g'(x)}</math>&thinsp; is finite or&thinsp; <math style="vertical-align: -4px">\pm \infty ,</math>
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; If &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -19px">\lim_{x\rightarrow \infty} \frac{f'(x)}{g'(x)}</math>&nbsp; is finite or &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -4px">\pm \infty ,</math>
 
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; then <math style="vertical-align: -19px">\lim_{x\rightarrow \infty} \frac{f(x)}{g(x)}\,=\,\lim_{x\rightarrow \infty} \frac{f'(x)}{g'(x)}.</math>
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; then &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -19px">\lim_{x\rightarrow \infty} \frac{f(x)}{g(x)}\,=\,\lim_{x\rightarrow \infty} \frac{f'(x)}{g'(x)}.</math>
 
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|&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <math>\lim_{n\rightarrow \infty} n=\infty.</math>
 
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|which means that we can use L'Hopital's Rule to calculate this limit.
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Revision as of 17:48, 26 February 2017

Does the following sequence converge or diverge?

If the sequence converges, also find the limit of the sequence.

Be sure to jusify your answers!


Foundations:  
L'Hôpital's Rule

        Suppose that  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow \infty} f(x)}   and  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow \infty} g(x)}   are both zero or both  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \pm \infty .}

        If  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow \infty} \frac{f'(x)}{g'(x)}}   is finite or  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \pm \infty ,}

        then  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow \infty} \frac{f(x)}{g(x)}\,=\,\lim_{x\rightarrow \infty} \frac{f'(x)}{g'(x)}.}


Solution:

Step 1:  
First, notice that
        Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \lim_{n\rightarrow \infty} \ln n =\infty}
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        Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \lim_{n\rightarrow \infty} n=\infty.}
Therefore, the limit has the form  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \frac{\infty}{\infty},}
which means that we can use L'Hopital's Rule to calculate this limit.
Step 2:  
First, switch to the variable  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle x}   so that we have functions and
can take derivatives. Thus, using L'Hopital's Rule, we have
        Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \begin{array}{rcl} \displaystyle{\lim_{n\rightarrow \infty} \frac{\ln n}{n}} & = & \displaystyle{\lim_{x\rightarrow \infty} \frac{\ln x}{x}}\\ &&\\ & \overset{L'H}{=} & \displaystyle{\lim_{x\rightarrow \infty} \frac{\big(\frac{1}{x}\big)}{1}}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{0.} \end{array}}


Final Answer:  
        Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle 0}

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