Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Calculate lim x^2(f(x+1)-f(x)), x->infinity, f(x)=arctg x.

lim x^2*[atctg(x+1)-arctg x]=


=lim [atctg(x+1)-arctg x]/(1/x^2)


If we'll try to calculate this limit we'll see that we have to deal with an indetermination case, "0/0".


For this reason, we've chosen to calculate the limit, using L'Hospital's rule, which says:


lim (f/g)= lim (f'/g')


If f(x)=arctg(x+1)-arctg x, then


f'(x)={1/[1+(x+1)^2]}-1/(1+x^2)


If g(x)=1/x^2, then g'(x)=-2/x^3


lim (f'/g')= lim {1/[1+(x+1)^2] -1/(1+x^2)}/(-2/x^3)=


=lim (1+x^2-1-x^2-2x-1)/[(1+x^2)*1+(x+1)^2]*limx^3/-2


lim (-2x^4-x^3)/-2(1+x^2)(x^2+2x+2)


We'll draw out the common factor "x^4", at numerator and denominator, same time.


lim x^4(-2-1/x)/-2x^4(1+1/x^2)(1/x^2+2/x^3+2/x^4)


lim 1/x=0, x->infinity


lim 1/x^2=0,


lim 2/x^3=0 and lim 2/x^4=0


lim (-2-1/x)/-2(1+1/x^2)(1/x^2+2/x^3+2/x^4)=-2/-2=1

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