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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Limit

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\lim_{n \rightarrow \infty} n*\ln(\sqrt{n^2+2n+5}-n)\]

hartnn (hartnn):

have you tried plugging in x =1/n as n-> infty x->0

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I've applied L'hopital rule

hartnn (hartnn):

you can use L'H right ?

hartnn (hartnn):

do it after the substitution

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

if you plug it in it would be infinity - infinity ... because the sqrt would be approaching infinity

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

yeah L'H's

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

rule *

hartnn (hartnn):

L'H can be used only for 0/0 or inf/inf form hence that substitution is required

OpenStudy (anonymous):

dude I've already apllied l'hopital rule but the expression doesn't simplify at all @hartnn I know the theory very well

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\lim_{n \rightarrow \infty}\frac{ \ln(\sqrt{n^2+2n+5}-n) }{ \frac{ 1 }{ n } } \] do you ever tried this?

hartnn (hartnn):

\(\ln (5x^2 -2x+1) -\ln x \\ \dfrac{10x^2 -2}{5x^2 -2x+1} -\dfrac{1}{x}\) you tried something like this ?

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

I know what to do. \[\Large\color{blue}{ \bf \lim_{n \rightarrow infinity} \frac{\ln\sqrt{n^2+2x+5}}{\frac{1}{n}} }\]

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

I mean\[\Large\color{blue}{ \bf \lim_{n \rightarrow infinity} \frac{\ln\sqrt{n^2+2x+5}-n}{\frac{1}{n}} }\]

hartnn (hartnn):

that would be ugly

OpenStudy (anonymous):

10 points for zelman

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

as you plug infinity you get inf-inf on top and 1/inf on bottom

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

then derive top bottom

OpenStudy (anonymous):

on top is actually 0

OpenStudy (anonymous):

0/0

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

BOTTOM IS ZERO

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

YES 0/0

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

yup, infinity - infinity

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

\[\Large\color{blue}{ \bf \lim_{n \rightarrow infinity} \frac{\ln\sqrt{n^2+2n+5}-n}{\frac{1}{n}} } \]

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

2n not 2x, srry

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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