Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 6 - Inverse Functions - 6.8 Indeterminate Forms and I'Hospital's Rule - 6.8 Exercises - Page 500: 21

Answer

$-\infty$

Work Step by Step

Given: $\lim\limits_{x\to0^+}\dfrac{\ln x}{x}$ Here, $\lim\limits_{x\to0^+}(\ln x)=-\infty$ (as $x\to0^+$, $\ln x\to-\infty$) and $\lim_{x\to0^+}x=0$ . It shows a form of $\frac{-\infty}{0}$, thus we cannot apply L'Hospital's Rule . Since, $x\to0^+$, $\ln x\to-\infty$, that is, towards a negatively very large number, while $x\to0^+$,that is, towards a very small positive number. we can conclude that the numerator part approaches negative infinity.and becomes even smaller. Therefore, $\lim\limits_{x\to0^+}\dfrac{\ln x}{x}=-\infty$
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