Limits

Hi Hipie,

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Using L'hopital's Rule, Find    $\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow\infty }\frac{(x^2 + 2x + 3)}{(3x+2)^2}$

I will work this properly in a moment but I can see straight off that the answer is goint to be 1/9

I know this because as x tends to infinity only the highest powers of x have any consequence.

So we have

$\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow\infty }\frac{(x^2 + 2x + 3)}{(3x+2)^2}=\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow\infty }\frac{(x^2 +\dots)}{((3x)^2+\dots) }=\frac{1}{9}$

ok now I will do it properly.

$\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow\infty }\frac{(x^2 + 2x + 3)}{(3x+2)^2}\\ =\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow\infty }\frac{(2x + 2)}{2(3x+2)(3)}\\ =\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow\infty }\frac{2x + 2}{18x+12}\\ =\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow\infty }\frac{2}{18}\\ =\frac{1}{9}$