## Callisto Group Title Find the limit:$\lim_{x \rightarrow \infty} (\frac{x+2}{x-1})^x$ one year ago one year ago

1. Callisto Group Title

Let $$y= (\frac{x+2}{x-1})^x$$ $ln y = x\ln(\frac{x+2}{x-1})$Can't use L'Hopital's Rule now..Hmm..

2. AccessDenied Group Title

I was thinking something like this: $$\displaystyle \frac{x + 2}{x - 1} = \frac{x - 1 + 3}{x - 1} = \frac{x - 1}{x - 1} + \frac{3}{x - 1} = 1 + \frac{3}{x-1}$$ The end expression looks a lot more like the definition of e in terms of limits (lim as x appraoches infinity of (1 + 1/x)^x

3. zepdrix Group Title

You CAN apply L'Hop Rule Callisto, we just need to apply a tiny trick from the spot you got to. You want to write the x as the reciprocal of the reciprocal of x.$\huge x\ln\left(\frac{x+2}{x-1}\right)=\frac{\ln\left(\frac{x+2}{x-1}\right)}{\frac{1}{x}}$ And you'll notice that from here, we get an indeterminate form, 0/0 which allows us to apply L'Hop.

4. Callisto Group Title

@zepdrix My bad, I should have revised more... Thanks a ton!!! @AccessDenied I haven't thought of this way... :'( Perhaps I should give a try!!

5. zepdrix Group Title

Definition of e? :) Hmm that's clever, yah I like that.

6. AccessDenied Group Title

Yea, I vaguely recall seeing it done somewhere, it seemed like it would be pretty useful here. :P

7. zepdrix Group Title

I remember it comes up if you need to use the Limit Definition of a Derivative to show the derivative of ln x. That one is kinda fun :3