Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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Chapter 4 - Section 4.4 - Indeterminate Forms and l''Hospital''s Rule - 4.4 Exercises - Page 312: 75

Answer

$\lim\limits_{x \to \infty}\frac{x}{\sqrt{x^2+1}} = 1$

Work Step by Step

$\lim\limits_{x \to \infty}\frac{x}{\sqrt{x^2+1}} = \frac{\infty}{\infty}$ We can try to apply L'Hospital's Rule: $\lim\limits_{x \to \infty}\frac{x}{\sqrt{x^2+1}}$ $= \lim\limits_{x \to \infty}\frac{1}{\frac{1}{2}(x^2+1)^{-1/2}(2x)}$ $= \lim\limits_{x \to \infty}\frac{\sqrt{x^2+1}}{x} = \frac{\infty}{\infty}$ Applying L'Hospital's Rule does not help us solve the question. We can try another method: $\lim\limits_{x \to \infty}\frac{x}{\sqrt{x^2+1}}\cdot \frac{1/x}{1/x}$ $ = \lim\limits_{x \to \infty}\frac{x/x}{\sqrt{x^2/x^2+1/x^2}}$ $ = \lim\limits_{x \to \infty}\frac{1}{\sqrt{1+1/x^2}}$ $ = \frac{1}{\sqrt{1+0}}$ $ = 1$ Therefore: $\lim\limits_{x \to \infty}\frac{x}{\sqrt{x^2+1}} = 1$
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