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<span class="exam">(c) &nbsp; <math style="vertical-align: -14px">\lim_{x\rightarrow -\infty} \frac{3x}{\sqrt{4x^2+x+5}}</math>
 
<span class="exam">(c) &nbsp; <math style="vertical-align: -14px">\lim_{x\rightarrow -\infty} \frac{3x}{\sqrt{4x^2+x+5}}</math>
  
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!Foundations: &nbsp;
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[[009A Sample Final 1, Problem 1 Solution|'''<u>Solution</u>''']]
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|'''L'Hôpital's Rule'''
 
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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 &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 &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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'''Solution:'''
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[[009A Sample Final 1, Problem 1 Detailed Solution|'''<u>Detailed Solution</u>''']]
  
'''(a)'''
 
  
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!Step 1: &nbsp;
 
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|We begin by factoring the numerator. We have
 
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<math>\lim_{x\rightarrow -3} \frac{x^3-9x}{6+2x}\,=\,\lim_{x\rightarrow -3}\frac{x(x-3)(x+3)}{2(x+3)}.</math>
 
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|So, we can cancel &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -2px">x+3</math>&nbsp; in the numerator and denominator. Thus, we have
 
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<math>\lim_{x\rightarrow -3} \frac{x^3-9x}{6+2x}\,=\,\lim_{x\rightarrow -3}\frac{x(x-3)}{2}.</math>
 
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!Step 2: &nbsp;
 
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|Now, we can just plug in &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -1px">x=-3</math>&nbsp; to get
 
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <math>\begin{array}{rcl}
 
\displaystyle{\lim_{x\rightarrow -3} \frac{x^3-9x}{6+2x}} & = & \displaystyle{\frac{(-3)(-3-3)}{2}}\\
 
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& = & \displaystyle{\frac{18}{2}}\\
 
&&\\
 
& = & \displaystyle{9.}
 
\end{array}</math>
 
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'''(b)'''
 
 
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!Step 1: &nbsp;
 
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|We proceed using L'Hôpital's Rule. So, we have
 
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<math>\begin{array}{rcl}
 
\displaystyle{\lim_{x\rightarrow 0^+} \frac{\sin (2x)}{x^2}} & = & \displaystyle{\lim_{x\rightarrow 0^+}\frac{2\cos(2x)}{2x}}\\
 
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& = & \displaystyle{\lim_{x\rightarrow 0^+}\frac{\cos(2x)}{x}.}\\
 
\end{array}</math>
 
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!Step 2: &nbsp;
 
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|This limit is &nbsp; <math>\infty.</math>
 
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'''(c)'''
 
 
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!Step 1: &nbsp;
 
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| We have
 
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<math>\lim_{x\rightarrow -\infty} \frac{3x}{\sqrt{4x^2+x+5}}=\lim_{x\rightarrow -\infty} \frac{3x}{\sqrt{x^2(4+\frac{1}{x}+\frac{5}{x^2}})}.</math>
 
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|Since we are looking at the limit as &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: 0px">x</math>&nbsp; goes to negative infinity, we have &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -2px">\sqrt{x^2}=-x.</math>
 
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|So, we have
 
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<math>\lim_{x\rightarrow -\infty} \frac{3x}{\sqrt{4x^2+x+5}}\,=\,\lim_{x\rightarrow -\infty} \frac{3x}{-x\sqrt{4+\frac{1}{x}+\frac{5}{x^2}}}.</math>
 
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!Step 2: &nbsp;
 
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| We simplify to get
 
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <math>\begin{array}{rcl}
 
\displaystyle{\lim_{x\rightarrow -\infty} \frac{3x}{\sqrt{4x^2+x+5}}} & = & \displaystyle{\lim_{x\rightarrow -\infty} \frac{-3}{\sqrt{4+\frac{1}{x}+\frac{5}{x^2}}}}\\
 
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& = & \displaystyle{-\frac{3}{\sqrt{4}}}\\
 
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& = & \displaystyle{-\frac{3}{2}.}
 
\end{array}</math>
 
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!Final Answer: &nbsp;
 
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|&nbsp; &nbsp; '''(a)'''&nbsp; &nbsp; <math style="vertical-align: 0px">9</math>
 
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|&nbsp; &nbsp; '''(b)'''&nbsp; &nbsp; <math style="vertical-align: 0px">\infty</math>
 
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|&nbsp; &nbsp; '''(c)'''&nbsp; &nbsp; <math style="vertical-align: -15px">-\frac{3}{2}</math>
 
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Latest revision as of 15:38, 2 December 2017

In each part, compute the limit. If the limit is infinite, be sure to specify positive or negative infinity.

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(b)  

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