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 - Review Exercises - Page 239: 59

Answer

$0$

Work Step by Step

Observe the numerator, $A=5\cos x$ Because $-1\leq\cos x\leq 1,$ it follows that $-5\leq A\leq 5,$ that is, the numerator has absolute value not more than 5. At the same time, the denominator becomes very large when $ x\rightarrow\infty$ The quotient $\displaystyle \frac{A}{x}$ will aproach zero. Proof: Take the inequality $-5\leq A\leq 5$ and divide with a positive nonzero value, x $-\displaystyle \frac{5}{x}\leq\frac{A}{x}\leq\frac{5}{x}$ Now, since $\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow\infty}$($-\displaystyle \frac{5}{x}$)$=0$ and $\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow\infty}$($\displaystyle \frac{5}{x}$)$=0$, by the Squeeze theorem (Th.1.8) $0\displaystyle \leq\lim_{x\rightarrow\infty}\frac{A}{x}\leq 0,$ That is, $\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow\infty}\frac{5\cos x}{x}=0$
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