Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285741552
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-155-0

Chapter 4 - Review - Exercises - Page 359: 11

Answer

$\lim\limits_{x \to -\infty}(x^2-x^3)e^{2x} = 0$

Work Step by Step

$\lim\limits_{x \to -\infty}(x^2-x^3)e^{2x}$ $=\lim\limits_{x \to -\infty}\frac{x^2-x^3}{e^{-2x}} = \frac{\infty}{\infty}$ We can use L'Hospital's Rule: $\lim\limits_{x \to -\infty}\frac{x^2-x^3}{e^{-2x}}$ $=\lim\limits_{x \to -\infty}\frac{2x-3x^2}{-2e^{-2x}}= \frac{-\infty}{-\infty}$ We can use L'Hospital's Rule: $\lim\limits_{x \to -\infty}\frac{2x-3x^2}{-2e^{-2x}}$ $=\lim\limits_{x \to -\infty}\frac{2-6x}{4e^{-2x}} = \frac{\infty}{\infty}$ We can use L'Hospital's Rule: $\lim\limits_{x \to -\infty}\frac{2-6x}{4e^{-2x}}$ $=\lim\limits_{x \to -\infty}\frac{-6}{-8e^{-2x}}$ $= 0$
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