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Explain Bot To evaluate the limit as x approaches infinity for the given expression, x(e-((x+2)/(x+1))^x), we can use L'Hôpital's rule or simplifying techniques.
Method 1: Using L'Hôpital's Rule
1. Take the derivative of the numerator and the denominator separately.
- Derivative of x is 1.
- Derivative of ((x+2)/(x+1))^x requires the chain rule. Let's evaluate it step by step:
a. Apply the natural logarithm to simplify the expression: ln(((x+2)/(x+1))^x).
b. Apply the logarithm rules to bring down the exponent in front: x * ln((x+2)/(x+1)).
c. Apply the product rule to differentiate the expression: ln((x+2)/(x+1)) + x * d/dx[ln((x+2)/(x+1))].
d. Simplify the derivative using the quotient rule and the chain rule:
ln((x+2)/(x+1)) + x * [(1/(x+2) - 1/(x+1)) * [(x+2)/(x+1)]' ].
- Take the limit of the derivative of the expression as x approaches infinity.
2. Substitute the derivatives back into the original expression.
- The derivative of the numerator is 1.
- The derivative of the denominator is ln((x+2)/(x+1)) + x * [(1/(x+2) - 1/(x+1)) * [(x+2)/(x+1)]' ].
3. Evaluate the limit as x approaches infinity for the new expression using l'Hôpital's rule again if necessary.
Method 2: Simplifying Techniques (Power Series)
If you're not comfortable with power series, you can skip this method and proceed with L'Hôpital's rule.
1. Express the term ((x+2)/(x+1))^x as an exponential.
- Rewrite ((x+2)/(x+1))^x as (1 + 1/(x+1))^x.
- Take the reciprocal to get ((x+1)/(x+2))^x.
2. Apply the properties of exponents to simplify the expression.
- Rewrite ((x+1)/(x+2))^x as ((x+1)/(x+2))*(x/x)^(x-1).
- Simplify ((x+1)/(x+2))*(x/x)^(x-1) to (x/(x+2))^x.
3. As x approaches infinity, we can ignore the 1 in the fraction (x/(x+2))^x.
- Simplify (x/(x+2))^x by ignoring the 1 to get (x/(x+2))^x ≈ (x/(x+2))^infinity.
4. Evaluate the limit of (x/(x+2))^infinity as x approaches infinity.
- To find this limit, we need to determine the behavior of (x/(x+2))^infinity as x approaches infinity.
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