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OpenStudy (anonymous):

HELP: evaluating limits to infinity by dividing x (ATTACHED BELOW)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i got 3/5 but it's wrong.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@kropot72 do you know this?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@satellite73 any ideas?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

0

OpenStudy (anonymous):

if the denominator grows bigger than the numerator, then the limit is 0

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh so we don;t need to divide by x? or do anything to it?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

nope!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks! :) @hihihii

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no problem!

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

\[\lim_{x \rightarrow \infty} \dfrac{3x + 2}{3x^2 - 5x + 8}\] \[ =\lim_{x \rightarrow \infty} \dfrac{ x^2 \left( \frac{3}{x} + \frac{2}{x^2} \right) } {x^2 \left( 3 - \frac{5}{x} + \frac{8}{x^2} \right) }\] \[ = \lim_{x \rightarrow \infty} \dfrac{ \frac{3}{x} + \frac{2}{x^2} } { 3 - \frac{5}{x} + \frac{8}{x^2} } \] \[ = \dfrac{ 0 + 0} { 3 - 0 + 0 } \] \(= 0\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks u @mathstudent55

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

You're welcome.

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