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mttal24

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Limits n->infinity questions on factorials

I am trying to solve questions like:

1.

and
2.

How do I solve them?
for the first one, i get upto lim 1/n+2. Then what should I do?

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Re: Limits n->infinity questions on factorials

hi mttal24

Yes, so you have done it because that fraction tends to zero as n tends to infinity.

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Re: Limits n->infinity questions on factorials

Hi mttal24;

This one is good to memorize

for c is any constant.

The second one is a little tougher.

When reduced it becomes:

which you can now use l'Hopitals rule on. Or you can make use of a very important formula.

when n < m.

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Re: Limits n->infinity questions on factorials

Your last formula should have x  tebd to infinity, because otherwise it is infinity...

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Re: Limits n->infinity questions on factorials

Yes, I know it was a latex error, I have corrected it while you were posting.

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Re: Limits n->infinity questions on factorials

That is okay now.

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Re: Limits n->infinity questions on factorials

That is okay now.

Hmmmm.

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Re: Limits n->infinity questions on factorials

What?

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Re: Limits n->infinity questions on factorials

Nothing, I was just going Hmmmm.

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Re: Limits n->infinity questions on factorials

I know, but that usually has more to it than just saying ’Hmmmm’ for no reason...

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Re: Limits n->infinity questions on factorials

The closer we get to 2 / 5 / 2013 the more hmmmming I will be doing.

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Re: Limits n->infinity questions on factorials

5th of February? Why?

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Re: Limits n->infinity questions on factorials

http://www.mathisfunforum.com/viewtopic … 67#p201867

post #439.

That post was made on 2 / 12 / 2012 and was a Sunday. The poster mentions the Sunday before, that makes 2 / 5 / the pivotal day.

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Re: Limits n->infinity questions on factorials

That post was on 18th, which makes 12th the pivotal day...

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Re: Limits n->infinity questions on factorials

Oh yes, the 12th. That will come around pretty quick.

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Re: Limits n->infinity questions on factorials

Yeah, but it's nothing special...

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Re: Limits n->infinity questions on factorials

Why isn't it special?

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Re: Limits n->infinity questions on factorials

Why should it be?

And wouldn't it be better to continue in the Chatter?

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Re: Limits n->infinity questions on factorials

Nothing to continue about. I will make a forum announcement on that day.

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mttal24

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Re: Limits n->infinity questions on factorials

Wow! A lot of discussions on hmms.. in this post.
Now, the answer in the book says that the answer for question (1) is 1/2.
Is it right or there is a printing mistake?

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Re: Limits n->infinity questions on factorials

Hi;

For which one?

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Re: Limits n->infinity questions on factorials

^^just edited my earlier post. It is for the first one.

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Re: Limits n->infinity questions on factorials

Hi;

Must be a typo, both of those limits are 0.

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Re: Limits n->infinity questions on factorials

Thanks!

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Re: Limits n->infinity questions on factorials

Hi;

You are welcome.

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If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
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