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OpenStudy (anonymous):

indeterminate forms

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so since \(a\) can be any number, so can these limits

OpenStudy (anonymous):

this is a big one :/ I am honestly stumped!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh you have to prove that these limits are all \(a\) ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

well it just says to show that they can have any positive real value :|

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but i don't understand the problem!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\huge x^{\frac{\ln(a)}{1+\ln(x)}}\] \[=\huge e^{\frac{\ln(a)}{1+\ln(x)}\ln(x)}\] is a start for all of them

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh ok yes! i actually had that written! :D

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but thats as far as i got

OpenStudy (anonymous):

use l'hopital to find the limit in the exponent it is \(\ln(a)\) and so the limit is \(e^{\ln(a)}=a\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the thing you need to show here is that \[\lim_{x\to 0}\frac{\ln(a)\ln(x)}{1+\ln(x)}=\ln(a)\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

don't forget of course that \(\ln(a)\)is just a constant, so this is the same as showing \[\lim_{x\to 0}\frac{\ln(x)}{1+\ln(x)}=1\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

…hmm okay I'm trying to process this :|

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you can use l'hopital right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes! so do i perform that on the limit of ln (x) / (1+ ln(x)) ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes, and you can to it in your head since it is more or less obvious that the derivative of both is \(\frac{1}{x}\) making the ration \(1\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

*ratio

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so basically is all that the question is asking me to prove?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

seems to simple! lol :s

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so with the \(\ln(a)\) you get the limit of \(\ln(a)\) making the entire limit \(e^{\ln(a)}=a\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah, kinda

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hard part is figuring out what you need to do the mechanics is not much

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hm ok. so for part B i just follow the same steps?

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