Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0-32187-896-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-32187-896-0

Chapter 2: Limits and Continuity - Additional and Advanced Exercises - Page 102: 2

Answer

See table, graph, and explanations.

Work Step by Step

a. See table for the calculations; we can see that as $x\to\infty$, $f(x)$ is a constant value of $0.367879441$. b. See graph; we can see that the function has a constant value and if we zoom in or zoom out, the pattern does not change. Extra: prove analytically. Given $y=(1/x)^{1/lnx}$, we have $ln(y)=(1/lnx)ln(1/x)=-(1/lnx)(lnx)=-1$, thus we have $y=1/e=0.367879441$, which is a constant.
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