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# Calculus of a limit

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$$\lim_{}\frac{5^{n-2}-3^{n+1}}{4^{n-1}+5^n} \Rightarrow \lim_{}\frac{\frac{5^{n-2}}{5^n}+\frac{3^{n+1}}{5^n}}{\frac{4^{n-1}}{5^n}+\frac{5^n}{5^n}} \Rightarrow \lim_{}\frac{5^{n-2-n}-\left(\frac{3}{5}\right)^{n+1-n}}{\left(\frac{4}{5}\right)^{n-1-n} + 1}$$

Is the last step valid? If not how do i solve the limit when n approaches infinite? Thanks in advance.

Is this what you mean by split up: $$\lim_{}\frac{5^{n-2}}{4^{n-1}+5^n} - \lim_{}\frac{3^{n+1}}{4^{n-1}+5^n}$$ ?

Hyabak  Jan 9, 2015
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That last step looks pretty strange to me.  You can't do that with indices.  Do you have an answer?

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1)  Split it up into two separate limits.  It will be easier to work that way

2) do  the second one first

2a) Divide top and bottom by 5^n

2b) It will become  0/(0+1) = 0

3) Now looking at the first one

3a) split 5^(n-2) into  5^n/25   and take the 1/25 out the front.

3b) divide top and bottom by 5^n

3c) it becomes (1/25)(1/(0+1)) = 1/25

4)   1/25+0=1/25

You see if you can do the working :)

DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I MEAN?  Let me know if you get stuck.  I will be around just a little longer. :)

Melody  Jan 9, 2015
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It is better to put it in a new post so that it can be seen.

YES   that is exactly what I mean :)

Also, this is how you do the limit in LaTex

\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow \infty}

$$\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow \infty}$$

Melody  Jan 9, 2015

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