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Ch. 10 - Sequences and Infinite Series
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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10장, 문제 10.2.11

Compare the growth rates of {n¹⁰⁰} and {eⁿ⁄¹⁰⁰} as n → ∞.

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Identify the two functions to compare: \(f(n) = n^{100}\) and \(g(n) = e^{\frac{n}{100}}\).
Recall that to compare growth rates as \(n \to \infty\), we often consider the limit of their ratio, such as \(\lim_{n \to \infty} \frac{f(n)}{g(n)}\) or \(\lim_{n \to \infty} \frac{g(n)}{f(n)}\).
Set up the limit \(L = \lim_{n \to \infty} \frac{n^{100}}{e^{\frac{n}{100}}}\) to analyze which function grows faster.
Apply L'Hôpital's Rule if the limit is an indeterminate form like \(\frac{\infty}{\infty}\) by differentiating numerator and denominator with respect to \(n\) repeatedly, or use properties of exponential and polynomial functions to reason about the limit.
Conclude the comparison based on the limit: if \(L = 0\), then \(g(n)\) grows faster; if \(L = \infty\), then \(f(n)\) grows faster; if \(L\) is a finite nonzero constant, they grow at comparable rates.

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