Question

Evaluate the limit

Answer 1

\[\lim_{x \rightarrow \infty}(e^x-1-5x)/x^2\]

Answer 2

infinity

Answer 3

you got
\[e^x\] in the numerator which grows way way faster than \[x^2\] in fact
\[e^x\] grows faster than any polynomial

Answer 4

is this by inspection? or is there work to be shown?

Answer 5

i just need the answer...I got 0.5 but they said its wrong

Answer 6

no work needs to be shown

Answer 7

satellite73 gave you the answer

Answer 8

$$\infty$$

Answer 9

how did you get that sir

Answer 10

infinity isnt correct

Answer 11

sorry i wrote the problem wrong its e^5x

Answer 12

it is

Answer 13

are you there?

Answer 14

the answer to the problem you posted is infinity

Answer 15

yeah i wrote it wrong...its (e^5x-1-5x)/x^2

Answer 16

do we need to redo this? if it is the limit as x goes to infinity the answer is infinity with just common sense and no work needed

Answer 17

still infinity

Answer 18

it is the x going to 0...sorry I screwed this question all the way up

Answer 19

so is the answer 0

Answer 20

25/2

Answer 21

ok please explain how u got it

Answer 22

L'Hopitals rule