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anonimnystefy

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A weird limit!

Hi

Can anyone help me with the following limit:

I know that it should be equal to 1/2 and the the Stolz theorem is supposed to be used, but I cannot get the final result...

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bobbym

bumpkin

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Re: A weird limit!

Hi;

Does this help?

http://topologicalmusings.wordpress.com … o-theorem/

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anonimnystefy

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Re: A weird limit!

No. I already looked at that page. It just gets the limit to the indeterminate from 0*infinity...

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bumpkin

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Re: A weird limit!

We need to use the binomial theorem here now.

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anonimnystefy

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Re: A weird limit!

Do you see the n/(p+1) part? It makes it not possible to use Stolz like that.

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bumpkin

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Re: A weird limit!

We are not allowed to split that limit?

Probably not, the two pieces are both equal to infinity.

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anonimnystefy

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Re: A weird limit!

That is right.

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bumpkin

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Re: A weird limit!

I am trying to put it into the required form but the algebra is hideous.

The above limit equals 1 / 2 . But the limit is very difficult to handle.

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anonimnystefy

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Re: A weird limit!

I already got that much. That limit there is the problem...

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bumpkin

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Re: A weird limit!

You got that far! How the heck did you get there?

Maybe we can use Stolz again?

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anonimnystefy

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Re: A weird limit!

It wasn't hard.

I don't think ot would get much prettier...

Last edited by anonimnystefy (2013-01-06 12:13:11)

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bumpkin

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Re: A weird limit!

Why do you think this is a job for Stoltz then?

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scientia

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Re: A weird limit!

The above limit equals 1 / 2 . But the limit is very difficult to handle.

Consider the numerator (ignoring the minus sign outside the fraction). Notice that the terms in

and

vanish so the highest power of

is

. Its coefficient is

. Now look at the denominator. The highest power of

is also

and its coefficient is

. Hence the limit as

is

using the following rule:

If

and

and

then

Last edited by scientia (2013-01-06 21:52:47)

anonimnystefy

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Re: A weird limit!

Wow! That is amazing! Thank you!

Last edited by anonimnystefy (2013-01-06 13:17:45)

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scientia

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Re: A weird limit!

You're welcome.