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The Next CEO of Stack Overflowrational limit problemHow to evaluate the following limit? $limlimits_xtoinftyxleft(fracpi2-arctan xright).$Limit only using squeeze theorem $ lim_(x,y)to(0,2) x,arctanleft(frac1y-2right)$How to calculate this limit at infinity?How can I use the Limit Laws to solve this limit?How do I even start approaching this limit?how can I find this limitHow to solve this limit without L'Hospital?How to solve this limit when direct substitution fails. Why do this work?L'Hôpital's rule - How solve this limit question










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How do I solve:



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lim_x to 0left[1 - xarctanleft(nxright)right]^, 1/x^2
$$



I know the answer is $e^-n$ for every n > 1, but for the life of me I have no idea how to actually get to that answer. Am I supposed to use a common limit or any theorem? Also, why isn't the limit equal to 1?



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    I accidentally put k instead of n, sorry.
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    You can take the logarithm of the function and use L'Hopitals rule
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How do I solve:



$$
lim_x to 0left[1 - xarctanleft(nxright)right]^, 1/x^2
$$



I know the answer is $e^-n$ for every n > 1, but for the life of me I have no idea how to actually get to that answer. Am I supposed to use a common limit or any theorem? Also, why isn't the limit equal to 1?



Thanks.






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How do I solve:



$$
lim_x to 0left[1 - xarctanleft(nxright)right]^, 1/x^2
$$



I know the answer is $e^-n$ for every n > 1, but for the life of me I have no idea how to actually get to that answer. Am I supposed to use a common limit or any theorem? Also, why isn't the limit equal to 1?



Thanks.






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I know the answer is $e^-n$ for every n > 1, but for the life of me I have no idea how to actually get to that answer. Am I supposed to use a common limit or any theorem? Also, why isn't the limit equal to 1?



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  • $begingroup$
    I accidentally put k instead of n, sorry.
    $endgroup$
    – radoo
    2 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    You can take the logarithm of the function and use L'Hopitals rule
    $endgroup$
    – Nimish
    1 hour ago
















  • $begingroup$
    I accidentally put k instead of n, sorry.
    $endgroup$
    – radoo
    2 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    You can take the logarithm of the function and use L'Hopitals rule
    $endgroup$
    – Nimish
    1 hour ago















$begingroup$
I accidentally put k instead of n, sorry.
$endgroup$
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$begingroup$
I accidentally put k instead of n, sorry.
$endgroup$
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$begingroup$
You can take the logarithm of the function and use L'Hopitals rule
$endgroup$
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You can take the logarithm of the function and use L'Hopitals rule
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You can do it the following way:



$$
lim_xto 0 (1-xarctan(nx))^1/x^2 = lim_xto 0 e^log((1-xarctan(nx))^1/x^2)
$$



doing some algebra on the exponent:
$$
lim_xto 0 exp(log((1-xarctan(nx))^1/x^2)) = lim_xto 0 expleft(fraclog((1-xarctan(nx))x^2)right)
$$



by limit rules:



$$
lim_xto 0 expleft(fraclog((1-xarctan(nx))x^2)right) =expleft[ lim_xto 0 left(fraclog((1-xarctan(nx))x^2)right)right]
$$



apply L'Hospital's rule and after some algebra you should get:
$$
expleft[- fracn+lim_xto 0 fracarctan(nx)x+n^2lim_xto 0 xarctan(nx)2right]
$$



simplifying



$$
expleft(-fracn+n+n^22right) = e^-n
$$






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    Hint: $lim_xto 0 (1-nx)^(1/x)=e^-n$



    Also look at the Taylor expansion of the arctan






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      Noting that $u=xarctan nxto0$ and $(arctan nx)/xto n$ as $xto 0$, we have



      $$(1-xarctan nx)^1/x^2=((1-xarctan nx)^1/(xarctan nx))^(arctan nx)/x=((1-u)^1/u)^(arctan nx)/xto (e^-1)^n=e^-n$$



      using the general limit property $lim f(x)^g(x)=(lim f(x))^lim g(x)$, provided $lim f(x)$ and $lim g(x)$ both exist (with $lim f(x)ge0$) and are not both $0$.






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        $begingroup$

        You can do it the following way:



        $$
        lim_xto 0 (1-xarctan(nx))^1/x^2 = lim_xto 0 e^log((1-xarctan(nx))^1/x^2)
        $$



        doing some algebra on the exponent:
        $$
        lim_xto 0 exp(log((1-xarctan(nx))^1/x^2)) = lim_xto 0 expleft(fraclog((1-xarctan(nx))x^2)right)
        $$



        by limit rules:



        $$
        lim_xto 0 expleft(fraclog((1-xarctan(nx))x^2)right) =expleft[ lim_xto 0 left(fraclog((1-xarctan(nx))x^2)right)right]
        $$



        apply L'Hospital's rule and after some algebra you should get:
        $$
        expleft[- fracn+lim_xto 0 fracarctan(nx)x+n^2lim_xto 0 xarctan(nx)2right]
        $$



        simplifying



        $$
        expleft(-fracn+n+n^22right) = e^-n
        $$






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          You can do it the following way:



          $$
          lim_xto 0 (1-xarctan(nx))^1/x^2 = lim_xto 0 e^log((1-xarctan(nx))^1/x^2)
          $$



          doing some algebra on the exponent:
          $$
          lim_xto 0 exp(log((1-xarctan(nx))^1/x^2)) = lim_xto 0 expleft(fraclog((1-xarctan(nx))x^2)right)
          $$



          by limit rules:



          $$
          lim_xto 0 expleft(fraclog((1-xarctan(nx))x^2)right) =expleft[ lim_xto 0 left(fraclog((1-xarctan(nx))x^2)right)right]
          $$



          apply L'Hospital's rule and after some algebra you should get:
          $$
          expleft[- fracn+lim_xto 0 fracarctan(nx)x+n^2lim_xto 0 xarctan(nx)2right]
          $$



          simplifying



          $$
          expleft(-fracn+n+n^22right) = e^-n
          $$






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            You can do it the following way:



            $$
            lim_xto 0 (1-xarctan(nx))^1/x^2 = lim_xto 0 e^log((1-xarctan(nx))^1/x^2)
            $$



            doing some algebra on the exponent:
            $$
            lim_xto 0 exp(log((1-xarctan(nx))^1/x^2)) = lim_xto 0 expleft(fraclog((1-xarctan(nx))x^2)right)
            $$



            by limit rules:



            $$
            lim_xto 0 expleft(fraclog((1-xarctan(nx))x^2)right) =expleft[ lim_xto 0 left(fraclog((1-xarctan(nx))x^2)right)right]
            $$



            apply L'Hospital's rule and after some algebra you should get:
            $$
            expleft[- fracn+lim_xto 0 fracarctan(nx)x+n^2lim_xto 0 xarctan(nx)2right]
            $$



            simplifying



            $$
            expleft(-fracn+n+n^22right) = e^-n
            $$






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            You can do it the following way:



            $$
            lim_xto 0 (1-xarctan(nx))^1/x^2 = lim_xto 0 e^log((1-xarctan(nx))^1/x^2)
            $$



            doing some algebra on the exponent:
            $$
            lim_xto 0 exp(log((1-xarctan(nx))^1/x^2)) = lim_xto 0 expleft(fraclog((1-xarctan(nx))x^2)right)
            $$



            by limit rules:



            $$
            lim_xto 0 expleft(fraclog((1-xarctan(nx))x^2)right) =expleft[ lim_xto 0 left(fraclog((1-xarctan(nx))x^2)right)right]
            $$



            apply L'Hospital's rule and after some algebra you should get:
            $$
            expleft[- fracn+lim_xto 0 fracarctan(nx)x+n^2lim_xto 0 xarctan(nx)2right]
            $$



            simplifying



            $$
            expleft(-fracn+n+n^22right) = e^-n
            $$







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                Hint: $lim_xto 0 (1-nx)^(1/x)=e^-n$



                Also look at the Taylor expansion of the arctan






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                  Hint: $lim_xto 0 (1-nx)^(1/x)=e^-n$



                  Also look at the Taylor expansion of the arctan






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                    Hint: $lim_xto 0 (1-nx)^(1/x)=e^-n$



                    Also look at the Taylor expansion of the arctan






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                    Also look at the Taylor expansion of the arctan







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                        Noting that $u=xarctan nxto0$ and $(arctan nx)/xto n$ as $xto 0$, we have



                        $$(1-xarctan nx)^1/x^2=((1-xarctan nx)^1/(xarctan nx))^(arctan nx)/x=((1-u)^1/u)^(arctan nx)/xto (e^-1)^n=e^-n$$



                        using the general limit property $lim f(x)^g(x)=(lim f(x))^lim g(x)$, provided $lim f(x)$ and $lim g(x)$ both exist (with $lim f(x)ge0$) and are not both $0$.






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                          $begingroup$

                          Noting that $u=xarctan nxto0$ and $(arctan nx)/xto n$ as $xto 0$, we have



                          $$(1-xarctan nx)^1/x^2=((1-xarctan nx)^1/(xarctan nx))^(arctan nx)/x=((1-u)^1/u)^(arctan nx)/xto (e^-1)^n=e^-n$$



                          using the general limit property $lim f(x)^g(x)=(lim f(x))^lim g(x)$, provided $lim f(x)$ and $lim g(x)$ both exist (with $lim f(x)ge0$) and are not both $0$.






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                            Noting that $u=xarctan nxto0$ and $(arctan nx)/xto n$ as $xto 0$, we have



                            $$(1-xarctan nx)^1/x^2=((1-xarctan nx)^1/(xarctan nx))^(arctan nx)/x=((1-u)^1/u)^(arctan nx)/xto (e^-1)^n=e^-n$$



                            using the general limit property $lim f(x)^g(x)=(lim f(x))^lim g(x)$, provided $lim f(x)$ and $lim g(x)$ both exist (with $lim f(x)ge0$) and are not both $0$.






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                            Noting that $u=xarctan nxto0$ and $(arctan nx)/xto n$ as $xto 0$, we have



                            $$(1-xarctan nx)^1/x^2=((1-xarctan nx)^1/(xarctan nx))^(arctan nx)/x=((1-u)^1/u)^(arctan nx)/xto (e^-1)^n=e^-n$$



                            using the general limit property $lim f(x)^g(x)=(lim f(x))^lim g(x)$, provided $lim f(x)$ and $lim g(x)$ both exist (with $lim f(x)ge0$) and are not both $0$.







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                                Аеропорти В'єтнаму в'єт.IATAІКАОв'єтнамськийВунгтаузлітно-посадкову смугуАн-38ATR-72 Аеропорт Вунгтау в'єт. Sân bay Vũng Tàu IATA: VTG • ICAO: VVVT Загальні дані 10°22′00″ пн. ш. 107°05′00″ сх. д.  /  10.36667° пн. ш. 107.08333° сх. д.  / ...
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