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Ch. 7 - Transcendental Functions
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Capitolo 7, Problema 7.8.2.a

2. Which of the following functions grow faster than e^x as x→∞? Which grow at the same rate as e^x? Which grow slower?
a. 10x^4 + 30x + 1

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Recall that the function \(e^x\) is an exponential function, which generally grows faster than any polynomial function as \(x \to \infty\).
Identify the given function: \(10x^4 + 30x + 1\), which is a polynomial of degree 4.
Compare the growth rates by considering the limit \(\lim_{x \to \infty} \frac{10x^4 + 30x + 1}{e^x}\).
Since \(e^x\) grows faster than any polynomial, this limit approaches 0, indicating that \(10x^4 + 30x + 1\) grows slower than \(e^x\) as \(x \to \infty\).
Therefore, the function \(10x^4 + 30x + 1\) grows slower than \(e^x\) as \(x\) approaches infinity.

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