Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 3 - Applications of Differentiation - 3.5 Exercises - Page 202: 15

Answer

(a) = 0 (b) = 1 (c) = $\infty$

Work Step by Step

(a) $\lim\limits_{x \to \infty}$$\frac{x^2+2}{x^3-1}$ = $\lim\limits_{x \to \infty}$$\frac{\frac{x^2+2}{x^3}}{\frac{x^3-1}{x^3}}$ = $\lim\limits_{x \to \infty}$$\frac{\frac{1}{x}+\frac{2}{x^3}}{1-\frac{1}{x^3}}$ = $\frac{0 + 0}{1-0}$ + $\frac{0}{1}$ = 0 (b) $\lim\limits_{x \to \infty}$$\frac{x^2+2}{x^2-1}$ = $\lim\limits_{x \to \infty}$$\frac{\frac{x^2+2}{x^2}}{\frac{x^2-1}{x^2}}$ = $\lim\limits_{x \to \infty}$$\frac{1+\frac{2}{x^2}}{1-\frac{1}{x^2}}$ = $\frac{1+0}{1-0}$ = $\frac{1}{1}$ = 1 (c) $\lim\limits_{x \to \infty}$$\frac{x^2+2}{x-1}$ = $\lim\limits_{x \to \infty}$$\frac{\frac{x^2+2}{x}}{\frac{x-1}{x}}$ = $\lim\limits_{x \to \infty}$$\frac{x+\frac{2}{x}}{1-\frac{1}{x}}$ = $\lim\limits_{x \to \infty}$$\frac{x+0}{1-0}$ = $\lim\limits_{x \to \infty}$$\frac{x}{1}$ = $\lim\limits_{x \to \infty}x$ = $\infty$
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