Questions tagged [limits-without-lhopital]
The evaluation of limits without the usage of L'Hôpital's rule.
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Evaluate $\lim\limits_{x\to+\infty} \sqrt{x}\left ( \sqrt[3]{x+1}-\sqrt[3]{x-1}\right )$?
How do you evaluate $$\lim\limits_{x\to+\infty} \sqrt{x}\left (\sqrt[3]{x+1}-\sqrt[3]{x-1}\right ) ?$$
Thanks in advance for your support.
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Computing $\lim \limits_{x\to0}\frac{1}{x}\left[\frac{1}{x}\left(e^x-1\right)-1\right]$ without using l'Hopital [on hold]
$$\lim \limits_{x\to0}\frac{1}{x}\left[\frac{1}{x}\left(e^x-1\right)-1\right]$$
How do I calculate this without using l'Hopital rule?
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Prove $\lim_{(x, y) \to (0, 0)} f(x)$ exists if and only if $m + n > 2$
Problem:
Let $m, n \in \mathbb{N}$. Show that $\lim_{(x, y) \to (0, 0)} \frac{x^{m}y^{m}}{x^{2} + y^{2}}$ exists if and only if $m + n > 2$.
My try:
I'm really not too sure about how to prove ...
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Limit of a function with natural log to a power [on hold]
Evaluate the limit. a, b, and c are all constants.
$$\lim_{(t)\rightarrow (0)} \frac{a^\frac43c(1-\ln(e+bt))^\frac53}{t^\frac53(a^4+b^4+3^4c^4)}$$
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How can I solve this crazy limit? $\lim _{x\rightarrow0}\frac{1-\cos\left(\frac{1-\cos x \cos 2x}{x^2}-\frac {5}{2}\right)\cos2x}{x^2} $
Firstly, I think this can be done with equivalent infinitesimal, but it seems so much complicated. I'm not very brave to do L'Hospital's rule on this question. And I don't think trig formulas can ...
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Showing that $\lim_{(x,y,z)\to(0,e,-2/3)}\frac{\sqrt[3]{x^4}\left(1-\ln y\right)^\frac 53\left(z+\frac23\right)}{x^4+(y-e)^4+(3z+2)^4}$ does not exist
Show that the following limit does not exist:
Solve using the method described below.
$$\lim_{(x,y,z)\rightarrow (0,e,-2/3)} \frac{\sqrt[3]{x^4}\left(1-\ln(y)\right)^\frac 53 \left(z+\frac23\...
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Applying comparison theorem to limits when inequality is known
I somehow confuse myself whenever I apply the comparison lemma. I know there is the comparison lemma that says the following:
Let the sequence $\{a_{n}\}$ converge to the number $a$. Then the ...
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What real $p$ makes this limit exists and be finite?
The limit is $\lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\sqrt{1+x}-(1+px)}{x^2}$
We must find what real $p$ makes this limit exist and be finite, and determine this limit.
I know it can be done using derivative ideas, ...
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How do I find the limit of $\frac{x \cdot \ln(1+x)}{e^{2x}-1}$
How do I find: $$\lim_{x \to 0} \frac{x \cdot \ln(1+x)}{e^{2x}-1}$$ without using L'Hospital.
I know that $$\lim_{x \to c}\frac{f(x)}{g(x)} = \frac{L}{M}, M \neq 0$$
My problem is I get: $M = 0$
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Greatest lower bound of the set : $\{(e^n + 2^n)^\frac1n\ | \; n\in \mathbb{N}\}$
Find the greatest lower bound of the set :
$\{(e^n + 2^n)^\frac1n \mid n\in \mathbb{N}\}$
I will find the limit of $a_n := (e^n + 2^n)^\frac1n $ which if exists, must equal the greatest lower ...
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Convergence of $a_n=\sum\limits_{m=2}^{n} \frac{(-1)^mm}{(\ln(m))^m}$ and $b_n = \sum\limits_{m=2}^{n} \frac{1}{(\ln(m))^m}$
Let $a_1=b_1=0$ and for each $n\geq 2$, let $a_n$ and $b_n$ be real
numbers given by
$a_n=\sum\limits_{m=2}^{n} \frac{(-1)^mm}{(\ln(m))^m}$ and $b_n =
\sum\limits_{m=2}^{n} \frac{1}{(\ln(m))^m}$,...
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$(a_n) $ is a sequence of positive real numbers. The series $\sum a_n$ will converge if
$(a_n) $ is a sequence of positive real numbers. The series $\sum a_n$ will converge if
(a) $\sum a_n^2$ converges.
(b)$\sum \frac{a_n}{2^n}$ converges
(c)$\sum \frac{a_{n+1}}{a_n}$ coverges
(d)$\...
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Let $(a_n),(b_n) $ be sequences of positive real numbers such that $na_n<b_n<n^2a_n$
Let $(a_n),(b_n) $ be sequences of positive real numbers such that $na_n<b_n<n^2a_n$ for all $n\geq2$. If the radius of convergence of $\sum a_n x^n$ is $4$, then $\sum b_n x^n$
A)converges ...
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Finding $\lim_{{n \to \infty}} \frac{1+\sqrt[4]{2}+\cdots+\sqrt[4]{n}}{n\sqrt[4]{n^3}\left(\sqrt[4]{(n+1)^2+1}-\sqrt[4]{n^2+1}\right)}$ [on hold]
Find $$\lim_{{n \to \infty}} \frac{1+\sqrt[4]{2}+\cdots+\sqrt[4]{n}}{n\sqrt[4]{n^3}\left(\sqrt[4]{(n+1)^2+1}-\sqrt[4]{n^2+1}\right)}$$
Any ideas other than using Stolz-Cesaro?
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Method for finding a sequence's limit
i'm trying to find the following limit, if it exists, $$\lim_{n→ ∞} \frac{(n+7)^{n-5}}{n^n}$$.
Now, I've tried division like $$\lim_{n→ ∞}\frac{|n+1|}{|n|}$$, or dividing by the highest power, but I ...
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Evaluating limit with 2 unknown parameters
I have another question involving limits with unknown parameters:
In this one, the limit approaches infinity:
$\lim \limits_{x \to 1 } {{\frac{x^2+ax+b}{(x-1)^2}}}= \infty $
This one is really ...
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Find $a$ such that $\lim \limits_{x \to 1 } {{\frac{x^2+(3-a)x+3a}{(x-1)}}}= 7$
I have this limit equation below:
$$ \lim \limits_{x \to 1 } {{\frac{x^2+(3-a)x+3a}{(x-1)}}}= 7 $$
One needs to determine the value of $a$ (where $a$ is a real number) such that as $x$ approaches $1$...
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Limit of $\lim \limits_{x \to\infty} (\frac{x}{1-x})^{2x}$
I've been struggling with this term for a while now:
$$\lim \limits_{x \to\infty} (\frac{x}{1-x})^{2x}$$
I know it has to do something with $\lim \limits_{x \to\infty} (1+\frac{n}{x})^x=e^n$ but didn'...
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How to evaluate the limit without using L'Hopital? [closed]
$$\lim_{x\rightarrow \pi}\frac{\cos x+\sin 2x+1}{x^2-\pi^2}$$
After using the L'Hopital, I get it is $\frac{1}{\pi}$, but how to evaluate it without using the rules?
The note on the paper is: $\...
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Find the limit as $(x,y)$ approaches $(0,0)$ of $\frac{\sin(x)(1-\cos(y))}{6xy^{2}}$
I used the path $y=x$ and got that the limit equals $12$. How do I manipulate the original expression to prove that the limit actually equals $12$ for all paths? Thank you!
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How to calculate this limit without L'Hopital's rule
I know that in the very small values of $x$
$$(1+x)^n ≈1+ nx$$
and I can prove it using Taylor series.
But I wanted to prove it without any smell of derivative.
So... In order to calculate the ...
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Find the limit without L'Hôpital, fraction with cube root?
How can i find this limit without using L'Hôpital (or anything using derivatives for that matter)?
$$\lim_{x \to -8} \frac{\sqrt{1-x}-3}{2+\sqrt[3]{x}} $$
I have tried various substitutions and ...
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Proof that $\lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\sin(x) - x}{x^2} = 0$ (Without L'Hospital) [duplicate]
I was studying calculus and I got stuck in proving that
$$\lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\sin(x) - x}{x^2} = 0.$$
Using L'Hospital is easy. However, I want a proof where I don't use L'Hospital.
Help?
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$\lim _{x\to 0}\left(\sin\left(x\right)\cos\left(\frac{5}{x}\right)\right)$ Can I apply Sandwich Theorem to this limit?
Actually the original question was the following
Determine whether the following limit exist?
$\lim _{x\to 0}\left(x^2\sin\left(\frac{2}{x}\right)+\sin\left(x\right)\cos\left(\frac{5}{x}\right)\...
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$\lim_{x\to0}\frac{\arcsin x-\sin x}{x^3}$ without series or L'Hospital
$$\lim_{x\to0}\frac{\arcsin x-\sin x}{x^3}$$ without using series or L'Hospital
Is there any ohter simpler method? Expansion of $\arcsin$ is not trivial like tha of sine and L'Hospital is too ...
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help with finding that fx =gx
I am trying to multiply fx with the given equation to get gx but im not getting the right answer. any help would be appreciated. The link to the question is posted.
Define functions $f(x)$ and $g(...
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how to define the functions $f(x)$ and $g(x)$ by a given equation
Define functions $f ( x )$ and $g ( x )$ by
$f ( x ) = \frac { \sqrt [ 3 ] { x } - 2 } { x - 8 } , \quad g ( x ) = \frac { 1 } { \sqrt [ 3 ] { x } ^ { 2 } + 2 \sqrt [ 3 ] { x } + 4 }$
(a) By ...
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Calculate limit with squares $\lim_{n \to \infty}\left(\sqrt[3]{n^3+2n-1}-\sqrt[3]{n^3+2n-3}\right)^6 \cdot (1+3n+2n^3)^4$
$$\lim_{n \to \infty}\left(\sqrt[3]{n^3+2n-1}-\sqrt[3]{n^3+2n-3}\right)^6 \cdot (1+3n+2n^3)^4 $$
What I did was to multiply it and I got $\frac{1}{2}$ as the final result. Could someone confirm if it'...
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Solving limit without applying L'Hospital's rule
There's a practice problem I'm utterly stumped at. No matter what I try, I can't arrive at the correct answer. Please, if someone could help me understand, I would be very grateful:
$$ \lim_{x\to \...
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How to compute $\lim_{x\to \infty} \frac{\ln(1+x)}{\ln x} $?
How to compute $\lim_{x\to \infty} \frac{\ln(1+x)}{\ln x} $? I managed to find it is $1$ by using L'Hôpital's, but I am sure there is also an elementary solution.
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Radius of convergence of power series $\sum_{n=0}^{\infty} n!x^{n^2}$
Radius of convergence of power series $\sum_{n=0}^{\infty} n!x^{n^2}$
$\sum_{n=0}^{\infty} n!x^{n^2} = 1 + x + 2x^4 + 6x^9\ldots$
Comparing this with $\sum_{n=0}^{\infty} a_nx^n=$
$a_n= n! $ or $0$
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help with solving a limit with logarithms
I am preparing for an exam and I am struggling with the following limit:
$$
\lim_{x\to 0}\frac{\ln(1+x^{2018})-\ln^{2018}(1+x)}{x^{2019}}.
$$
I tried the L'Hospital rule and i tried to form ...
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$a_n=(-1)^{n-1}, \; s_n=\sum_{i=1}^{n}a_i$ then find $ \lim_{n\to \infty}\frac{s_1+s_2+\dots s_n}{n}$
$a_n=(-1)^{n-1}, \; s_n=\sum_{i=1}^{n}a_i$ then find $ \lim_{n\to
> \infty}\frac{s_1+s_2+\dots s_n}{n}$
$$s_k=1,\; \text{if k is odd and } s_k=0 \text{ if k is even} $$
Cauchy's theorem for a ...
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Two different answers with different methods in solving limits.
So the question is,
$$\lim_{x\to 0}\{\frac{(1+x){\log(1+x)} - x}{x^2}\}$$
Method 1:
Applying l'hopital's rule the limit tend to $\bigl(\frac{1}{2}\bigr)$.
Method 2:
Solving the following way:
$$\...
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Finding limits of $f: \mathbb{R}^n \to \mathbb{R}$ (at the origin) for general $n$
Recently, I have learned that
$$\lim_{(x,y) \to(0,0)} \frac{x-y}{ \sqrt{x}- \sqrt{y}}=0$$
from here: https://math.stackexchange.com/a/2202266/638440 .
Let $f: \mathbb{R}^3 \to \mathbb{R}$ be a ...
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Directional derivative of $f(x,y ) = \frac{xy^2}{x^2+y^4}, (x,y)\neq (0,0)$ & otherwise $0$
Find the directional derivative of
$$
f(x,y) := \begin{cases}
\frac{xy^2}{x^2+y^4}, & \text{for } (x,y)\neq (0,0) \newline
0, & \text{otherwise.}
\end{cases}
$$
at $(0,0)$ in direction of ...
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Continuity at $(0,0)$ of $f(x,y)=\frac{x^3+y^3}{x-y}, \; \;(x,y)\neq(0,0)$, otherwise $0$
$f(x,y)=\frac{x^3+y^3}{x-y}, \; \;(x,y)\neq(0,0)$, otherwise $0$
If I use $x=r\cos(t), \; y=r\sin(t)$ & $r\to 0$, I get the limit equal to $0$.
Is this sufficient to prove that the limit of the ...
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L'hopital rule for vector sequences?
I need to find the limit
$$
\lim_{r\to 0}{\frac{B.r}{a^*.r}},
$$
where $B$ is a $n\times n$ matrix in $C^{n\times n}$,
$a$ and $r$ are vector columns in $C^n$. Vector $a^*$ is the conjugate transpose ...
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How can I claim a one-sided limit doesn't exist?
I have to find the limit $$\lim_{x\to 0^+} \frac{\ln(1+2x)\sin x}{\sqrt {x^3}} $$
Now, I tried using L'Hôpital's rule, but it doesn't lead anywhere.
Manually trying to convert the functions to ...
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Evaluate ${\lim_{x \rightarrow 0} \frac{1-\cos x\cos 2x\cdots \cos nx}{x^2}}$
Evaluate $${\lim_{x \rightarrow 0} \frac{1-\cos x\cos 2x\cdots \cos nx}{x^2}}$$
It should be $$\frac{1}{12}n(n+1)(2n+1)$$ but I don't know how to prove that. I am also aware that $\lim\limits_{\theta ...
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Calculating the Limit of a Function without use of L'Hospital's Rule or Power Series
I came across this question the other day and have been trying to solve it by using some simple algebraic manipulation without really delving into L'Hospital's Rule or the Power Series as I have just ...
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How to find limit $\lim_{h\rightarrow0^-}\frac{e^{-1/|h|}}{h^2}$
How can I find limit $$\lim_{h\rightarrow0^-}\frac{e^{-1/|h|}}{h^2}$$
I solve subproblem: $$\lim_{h\rightarrow0^-}\frac{e^{-1/|h|}}{h} = \lim_{h\rightarrow0^-}\frac{1}{e^{1/|h|}\cdot h} =\lim_{y\...
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How to find $\lim_{h\rightarrow 0}\frac{\sin(ha)}{h}$
How to find $\lim_{h\rightarrow 0}\frac{\sin(ha)}{h}$ without lhopital rule?
I know when I use lhopital I easy get
$$ \lim_{h\rightarrow 0}\frac{\cos(ah)a}{1} = a$$ but I don't know how to behave ...
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Different results with different methods to same limit of polynomial
I'm considering the following limit while looking for asymptotes:
$$\lim_{x\to \infty} \arctan\dfrac{\sqrt{x^2+1}}{x-1}$$
Going the route I initially tried, I divide both parts of the fraction by $x^...
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Trigonometric limits [closed]
Please help me to find the value of
$$
\lim_{x→1}\frac{1+\cos(\pi x)}{\tan^2(\pi x)}
$$
which is in zero over zero form without using L’Hôpital’s rule.
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Why I can substituto $\cos x$ in this limit but no $e^x$?
$$\lim_{x\to 0} \dfrac{(e^x-\cos x)^5}{x^4·\sin x ·\ln (2+x)}=\frac{1}{\ln 2}$$
I know how to solve that limit using equivalences and I get that answer, however it gave me a lot of doubts.
Like I ...
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Evaluate the limit: $\lim_{x\to 3} \frac{x^{2}+\sqrt{x+6}-12}{x^{2}-9}$
$$\lim_{x\to 3} \frac{x^{2}+\sqrt{x+6}-12}{x^{2}-9} $$
I want to know how to evaluate without using L'Hopital Rule. I'm unable to factorise or simplify it suitably.
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Idea for $\lim\limits_{x \to \frac{\pi}{2}} \left( \tan \left( \tfrac{\pi}{4} \sin x\right)\right)^{1/ ( \tan (\pi \sin x))}$
$$\lim_{x \to \frac{\pi}{2}} \tan \left(\frac{\pi}{4}\sin x\right)^\left({\dfrac 1{\tan(\pi \sin x)}}\right).$$
Need help for this. I tried using trigonometric identities but nothing seems to fit. I'...
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How to evaluate: $\lim\limits_{n\to\infty} \frac{1^{p-1}+2^{p-1}+…+n^{p-1}}{n^p}$
How to evaluate: $$\lim_{n\to\infty} \dfrac{1^{p-1}+2^{p-1}+...+n^{p-1}}{n^p}$$
when
$i)$ $p\in\mathbb R,p\neq0$
$ii)\space p=0$
So for $i)$ I tried using Stolz–Cesàro theorem and Binomial ...
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I need to calculate a limit using Euler number [closed]
How would one evaluate this limit without using L'Hôpital's rule? What I know for sure is that this limit equals to zero, but I don’t know how to solve it.
$$
\lim_{x\rightarrow \infty}\left(\frac{2x-...
