# Evaluate $\lim\limits_{x\to+\infty} \sqrt{x}\left ( \sqrt[3]{x+1}-\sqrt[3]{x-1}\right )$?

How do you evaluate $$\lim\limits_{x\to+\infty} \sqrt{x}\left (\sqrt[3]{x+1}-\sqrt[3]{x-1}\right ) ?$$

• Multiply and divide by $(x+1)^{2/3} + (x+1)^{1/3}(x-1)^{1/3} + (x-1)^{2/3}$. – TenaliRaman Feb 23 at 13:30
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Hint: multiply the numerator and the denominator for $$(x+1)^{2/3} + (x-1)^{2/3} + (x^2 -1)^{1/3}$$. What happens?

$$...=\lim\limits_{x\to\infty} {2\sqrt{x}\over \sqrt[3]{(x+1)^2}+\sqrt[3]{x^2-1}+\sqrt[3]{(x-1)^2}}$$ $$=\lim\limits_{x\to\infty} {2\sqrt{x}\over 3\sqrt[3]{x^2}}$$ $$={2\over 3}\lim\limits_{x\to\infty} {1\over \sqrt[6]{x}}$$ $$=0$$

Let $$1/x=h^6$$ as $$[2,3]=6$$

$$\lim_{h\to0^+}\dfrac{\sqrt[3]{1+h^6}-\sqrt[3]{1-h^6}}{h^{3+2}}$$

$$=\lim_{h\to0^+}\dfrac{1+h^6-(1-h^6)}{h^5}\cdot\lim_{h\to0^+}\dfrac1{(1+h^6)^{2/3}+(1+h^6)^{1/3}(1-h^6)^{1/3}+(1-h^6)^{2/3}}$$

$$=0\cdot\dfrac1{(1+1\cdot1+1)}$$

If it is ok for you to use only the fact that $$\color{blue}{f(t)} =\sqrt[3]{1+t}$$ and $$\color{blue}{g(t)}=\sqrt[3]{1-t}$$ are differentiable at $$t= 0$$, then without calculating any derivative you may proceed as follows:

• Set $$x = \frac{1}{t}$$ and consider $$t \rightarrow 0^+$$

$$\begin{eqnarray*} \sqrt{x}\left ( \sqrt[3]{x+1}-\sqrt[3]{x-1}\right ) & \stackrel{x=\frac{1}{t}}{=} & \frac{\sqrt[3]{1+t} - \sqrt[3]{1-t}}{\underbrace{\sqrt[3]{t}\cdot \sqrt{t}}_{=t^{\frac{5}{6}}}}\\ & = & \frac{\sqrt[3]{1+t} -1 + 1 - \sqrt[3]{1-t}}{t}\cdot t^{\frac{1}{6}}\\ & = & \left(\underbrace{\frac{\sqrt[3]{1+t} -1}{t}}_{\stackrel{t\to 0^+}{\longrightarrow}\color{blue}{f'(0)}} - \underbrace{\frac{\sqrt[3]{1-t} - 1}{t}}_{\stackrel{t\to 0^+}{\longrightarrow}\color{blue}{g'(0)}}\right) \cdot t^{\frac{1}{6}}\\ & \stackrel{t\to 0^+}{\longrightarrow} & (f'(0) - g'(0))\cdot 0 = 0 \end{eqnarray*}$$