Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321947347
ISBN 13: 978-0-32194-734-5

Chapter 4 - Applications of the Derivative - Review Exercises - Page 331: 40

Answer

$$5$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \infty } \frac{{5{x^2} + 2x - 5}}{{\sqrt {{x^4} - 1} }} \cr & {\text{Evaluate the limit}} \cr & \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \infty } \frac{{5{x^2} + 2x - 5}}{{\sqrt {{x^4} - 1} }} = \frac{{5{{\left( \infty \right)}^2} + 2\left( \infty \right) - 5}}{{\sqrt {{{\left( \infty \right)}^4} - 1} }} = \frac{\infty }{\infty } \cr & \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \infty } \frac{{5{x^2} + 2x - 5}}{{\sqrt {{x^4} - 1} }} = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \infty } \frac{{\frac{{5{x^2}}}{{{x^2}}} + \frac{{2x}}{{{x^2}}} - \frac{5}{{{x^2}}}}}{{\sqrt {\frac{{{x^4}}}{{{x^4}}} - \frac{1}{{{x^4}}}} }} \cr & {\text{ }} = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \infty } \frac{{5 + \frac{{2x}}{{{x^2}}} - \frac{5}{{{x^2}}}}}{{\sqrt {1 - \frac{1}{{{x^4}}}} }} \cr & {\text{Evaluate the limit}} \cr & \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \infty } \frac{{5 + \frac{2}{x} - \frac{5}{{{x^2}}}}}{{\sqrt {1 - \frac{1}{{{x^4}}}} }} = \frac{{5 + \frac{2}{\infty } - \frac{5}{{{{\left( \infty \right)}^2}}}}}{{\sqrt {1 - \frac{1}{{{{\left( \infty \right)}^4}}}} }} \cr & {\text{ }} = \frac{5}{{\sqrt 1 }} = 5 \cr & \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \infty } \frac{{5{x^2} + 2x - 5}}{{\sqrt {{x^4} - 1} }} = 5 \cr} $$
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