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lim(x->infinity) (x+sinx)/(x-sinx)

I do not know if i can use L'Hospital Rule in this case.

2007-08-13 05:15:17 · 6 answers · asked by NAN 1 in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

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For every x<>0, (x+sin(x))/(x-sin(x)) = (1 +sin(x)/x)/(1 - sin(x)/x). Since sin is bounded, sin(x)/x --> 0 as x --> oo. Therefore, both the numerator and the denominator goes to 1 as x --> oo. It follows that lim (x+sin(x))/(x-sin(x)) =1/1 =1.

L'Hospital rule doesn't work here. Though both the numerator and the denominator of the original limit goes to oo as x -> oo, if we take their derivatives you get (1 + cos(x))/(1 - cos(x)). This is a periodic function and doesn't have a limit when x -->oo. So, L'Hospital provides no information at all.

2007-08-13 05:57:12 · answer #1 · answered by Steiner 7 · 0 0

L'Hospital's rule is unhelpful here, because it says if d(top)/d(bottom) converges, then so does the original fraction. Moreover, they have the same limit. In your case, it doesn't

In your case, sinx stays small and the x's get big. the limit is determined by x/x = 1

2007-08-13 05:27:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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2016-10-15 04:33:34 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

(x+sinx)/(x-sinx) = 1 + 2sinx/(x-sinx)
in the limit, sinx is bounded while x-> infinite so the fraction -> 0
lim = 1

2007-08-13 05:29:19 · answer #4 · answered by holdm 7 · 0 0

Since sin x is bounded between -1 and 1 and x is not bounded, this fraction would tend to 1/1

2007-08-13 05:30:21 · answer #5 · answered by fjblume2000 2 · 0 0

You don't have to.

(x+sinx)/(x-sinx) = (1+sinx/x)/(1-sinx/x)
Lim sinx/x = 0 when x--> infinity so:
lim (1+sinx/x)/(1-sinx/x) = 1

2007-08-13 05:24:39 · answer #6 · answered by stym 5 · 1 0

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