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Ch. 2 - Limits and Continuity
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2장, 문제 2.42

Limits and Infinity


Find the limits in Exercises 37–46.


x⁴ + x³
lim -----------------
x→∞ 12x³ + 128

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Identify the highest power of x in both the numerator and the denominator. In this case, the highest power in the numerator is x⁴ and in the denominator is x³.
Divide every term in the numerator and the denominator by x³, the highest power of x in the denominator.
Rewrite the expression: \( \lim_{{x \to \infty}} \frac{{x^4/x^3 + x^3/x^3}}{{12x^3/x^3 + 128/x^3}} \). This simplifies to \( \lim_{{x \to \infty}} \frac{{x + 1}}{{12 + \frac{128}{x^3}}} \).
As x approaches infinity, the term \( \frac{128}{x^3} \) approaches 0 because the denominator grows much faster than the numerator.
Evaluate the limit: \( \lim_{{x \to \infty}} \frac{{x + 1}}{{12}} \). As x approaches infinity, the dominant term is x, so the limit simplifies to \( \frac{x}{12} \), which approaches infinity.

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