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limit x^(-5)lnx
as x approaches + infinity

2006-11-20 10:09:29 · 2 answers · asked by Lionheart12 5 in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

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= ln x / x^5
ln x -> inf
x^5 -> inf
differentiate both sides (Lagrange)

=> 1/x / 5x^4
= 1/ (5x^5)
=> 0

Or ln x increases much slower as x gets bigger, whereas x^5 increases faster, (exponentially) as it gets bigger. polynomial wins over logarithm.

The limit is 0.

2006-11-20 10:20:11 · answer #1 · answered by Leltos 5 · 2 0

It's too hard to write maths in here so go check out this website: http://www.dynamaths.com/cours/terminale/le_logarithme_neperien-5.html
(part 2 limites, theoreme 3)
Even though it's not in english you can take the idea, which is to use the theorem of comparison.
At the end, instead of dividing by x you divide by (x^5) but it doesn't change anything to the result.
Hope that helps a little...

2006-11-20 10:32:16 · answer #2 · answered by Dragonus 2 · 1 0

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