University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Section 4.5 - Indeterminate Forms and L'Hôpital's Rule - Exercises - Page 248: 41

Answer

$-\dfrac{1}{2}$

Work Step by Step

L'Hospital's rule states that $\lim\limits_{x \to \infty} f(x)=\lim\limits_{x \to \infty} \dfrac{A'(x)}{B'(x)}$ Here, $\lim\limits_{x \to 1} f(0)=\dfrac{0}{0}$ This shows an indeterminate form of the limit, so we need to use L'Hospital's rule. $\lim\limits_{x \to 1} \dfrac{-1+1/x)}{1-(1/x)+\ln x}=\dfrac{0}{0}$ This shows an indeterminate form of the limit, so we need to use L'Hospital's rule. $\lim\limits_{x \to 1} \dfrac{-1/x^2}{1+x/x^2}=-\dfrac{1}{1+1}=-\dfrac{1}{2}$
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