Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
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Chapter 7 - Exponential Functions - 7.7 L'Hôpital's Rule - Exercises - Page 366: 40

Answer

$ e $

Work Step by Step

We have $$ \lim _{x \rightarrow 1}\frac{e^x-e}{\ln x}=\frac{0}{0} $$ which is an intermediate form, so we can apply L’Hôpital’s Rule as follows $$ \lim _{x \rightarrow 1}\frac{e^x-e}{\ln x}=\lim _{x \rightarrow 1}\frac{e^x}{1/ x}=e. $$
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