Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 8 - Integration Techniques, L'Hopital's Rule, and Improper Integrals - 8.7 Exercises - Page 565: 71

Answer

$$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \infty } \frac{{{{\left( {\ln x} \right)}^3}}}{x} = 0$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \infty } \frac{{{{\left( {\ln x} \right)}^3}}}{x} \cr & {\text{Evaluate the limit when }}x \to \infty \cr & \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \infty } \frac{{{{\left( {\ln x} \right)}^3}}}{x} = \frac{{{{\left( {\ln \infty } \right)}^3}}}{\infty } = \frac{\infty }{\infty } \cr & {\text{Use L'Hopital's Rule}} \cr & \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \infty } \frac{{{{\left( {\ln x} \right)}^3}}}{x} = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \infty } \frac{{\frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {{{\left( {\ln x} \right)}^3}} \right]}}{{\frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ x \right]}} = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \infty } \frac{{3{{\left( {\ln x} \right)}^2}}}{1}\left( {\frac{1}{x}} \right) \cr & \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \infty } \frac{{3{{\left( {\ln x} \right)}^2}}}{x} = \frac{\infty }{\infty } \cr & {\text{Use L'Hopital's Rule}} \cr & \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \infty } \frac{{3{{\left( {\ln x} \right)}^2}}}{x} = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \infty } \frac{{\frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {3{{\left( {\ln x} \right)}^2}} \right]}}{{\frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ x \right]}} = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \infty } \frac{{6\left( {\ln x} \right)}}{1}\left( {\frac{1}{x}} \right) = \frac{\infty }{\infty } \cr & = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \infty } \frac{{\frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {6\ln x} \right]}}{{\frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ x \right]}} = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \infty } \frac{6}{1}\left( {\frac{1}{x}} \right) = \frac{6}{\infty } = 0 \cr & {\text{Therefore,}} \cr & \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \infty } \frac{{{{\left( {\ln x} \right)}^3}}}{x} = 0 \cr} $$
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