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Ch. 7 - Transcendental Functions
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Capitolo 7, Problema 7.8.9.c

9. True, or false? As x→∞,
c. x = O(x+5)

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Recall the definition of Big-O notation: A function \(f(x)\) is \(O(g(x))\) as \(x \to \infty\) if there exist positive constants \(C\) and \(x_0\) such that for all \(x > x_0\), \(|f(x)| \leq C |g(x)|\).
Identify the functions in the problem: Here, \(f(x) = x\) and \(g(x) = x + 5\).
Analyze the behavior of \(f(x)\) and \(g(x)\) as \(x \to \infty\): Since \(x + 5\) behaves like \(x\) for large \(x\), the two functions grow at the same rate.
Set up the inequality to check if \(x = O(x + 5)\): We want to find constants \(C\) and \(x_0\) such that \(x \leq C (x + 5)\) for all \(x > x_0\).
Consider dividing both sides by \(x + 5\) (which is positive for large \(x\)) to get \(\frac{x}{x + 5} \leq C\). Since \(\lim_{x \to \infty} \frac{x}{x + 5} = 1\), we can choose \(C\) slightly larger than 1 and find an \(x_0\) to satisfy the inequality.

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