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Ch. 2 - Limits
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 2, Problema 2.36

Determine the following limits.
lim x→∞ (x4 − 1) / (x5 + 2)

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Identify the highest power of x in both the numerator and the denominator. Here, the highest power in the numerator is x^4 and in the denominator is x^5.
Divide every term in the numerator and the denominator by x^5, the highest power of x in the denominator.
Rewrite the expression: (x^4/x^5 - 1/x^5) / (x^5/x^5 + 2/x^5).
Simplify the expression: (1/x - 1/x^5) / (1 + 2/x^5).
Evaluate the limit as x approaches infinity. As x approaches infinity, terms with x in the denominator approach zero, simplifying the expression to 0/1.

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