Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 6 - Inverse Functions - 6.8 Indeterminate Forms and I'Hospital's Rule - 6.8 Exercises - Page 501: 75

Answer

When applying the l'Hospital's rule $n$ times the indeterminate form $\frac{\infty}{\infty}$ still exists. The limit is equal to $1$.

Work Step by Step

Using the l'Hospital's rule it follows: $$\lim\limits_{x \to \infty}\frac{x}{\sqrt{x^{2}+1}}=\lim\limits_{x \to \infty}\frac{1}{\frac{2x}{2\sqrt{x^{2}+1}}}=\lim\limits_{x \to \infty}\frac{\sqrt{x^{2}+1}}{x}=\frac{\infty}{\infty}$$ Using the l'Hospital's rule for second time it follows: $$\lim\limits_{x \to \infty}\frac{\sqrt{x^{2}+1}}{x}=\lim\limits_{x \to \infty}\frac{\frac{2x}{2\sqrt{x^{2}+1}}}{1}=\lim\limits_{x \to \infty}\frac{x}{\sqrt{x^{2}+1}}=\frac{\infty}{\infty}$$ Using the l'Hospital's rule for third time it follows: $$\lim\limits_{x \to \infty}\frac{x}{\sqrt{x^{2}+1}}=\lim\limits_{x \to \infty}\frac{1}{\frac{2x}{2\sqrt{x^{2}+1}}}=\lim\limits_{x \to \infty}\frac{\sqrt{x^{2}+1}}{x}=\frac{\infty}{\infty}$$ $$\vdots$$ If we apply the l'Hospital's rule for $n$ times the indeterminate form $\frac{\infty}{\infty}$ still exists. $$\lim\limits_{x \to \infty}\frac{x}{\sqrt{x^{2}+1}}=\lim\limits_{x \to \infty}\frac{x}{x\sqrt{1+\frac{1}{x^{2}}}}=\lim\limits_{x \to \infty}\frac{1}{\sqrt{1+\frac{1}{x^{2}}}}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{1+0}}=1$$
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