Limit the fractional part

Calculus Level 3

Compute lim x n e { x } { x } 1 { x } 2 \lim _{ x \rightarrow { { n }^{ - }} }{ \frac { { e }^{\{ x \} }-\{ x \} -1 }{ { \{ x \} }^{ 2 } } }

Where { . } \{.\} represents the fractional part function and n n is an integer.

1/2 e-2 I- The Integer *Does not exist

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2 solutions

Deepansh Mathur
Apr 23, 2014

Here the L i m i t Limit i s is x I x \rightarrow I^-

We can also write it as x I h x \rightarrow I - h

Here h a infinitesimally small positive number

So the expression becomes \lim_{h \to 0} \frac{e^\left\{I - h\right\} - \left\{I - h \right\} - 1}{\left\{I-h\right\}^2}

We replaced x by I - h where h 0 h \rightarrow 0

Now as we are aware of the property { x } = x x \left\{x\right\} = x - \lfloor x \rfloor

So following this property, we have { I h } = ( I h ) I h \left\{I-h\right\} = (I-h) - \lfloor I-h \rfloor

{ I h } = ( I h ) ( I 1 ) \Rightarrow \left\{I-h\right\} = (I-h) - (I-1)

as the greatest integer less than I I is I 1 I-1

So we get { I h } = 1 h \Rightarrow \left\{I-h\right\} = 1-h

Plugging in the value of { I h } \left\{I-h\right\} into the main expression

lim h 0 e ( 1 h ) ( 1 h ) 1 ( 1 h ) 2 \Rightarrow \lim_{h \to 0} \frac{e^{(1-h)} - (1-h) - 1}{(1-h)^2}

Put h = 0 h=0 into the above expression and we get

e ( 1 0 ) ( 1 0 ) 1 ( 1 0 ) 2 \frac{e^{(1-0)} - (1-0) - 1}{(1-0)^2}

e ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) 2 \frac{e^{(1)} - 2}{(1)^2}

e 2 \Rightarrow e - 2

Hence e 2 e - 2 is the correct answer.

Only noticed that {x} always tends to 1 whatever intenger I is, so the limit in question is not indeterminate. Substitution gives the inmediate result e-2... =0)

Axel Calles - 7 years, 1 month ago

Nice solution...did the same way

Tejas Rangnekar - 7 years, 1 month ago

nice soltn

Shaikh Waz Noori - 7 years ago

Can you explain how to do the last step of evaluating the limit as h 0 h \rightarrow 0 ? Thanks!

Calvin Lin Staff - 7 years, 1 month ago

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I updated the solution.

Deepansh Mathur - 7 years, 1 month ago

fractional part of any number lies between 0 and 1

krishna havish - 7 years ago
Prakhar Gupta
Apr 28, 2014

I just visualised the graph of the fractional part of x.

(One can consult ditutor for it.)

Then from the diagram if I move towards any integer from the left side(i.e. negative side) of the graph I reach to 1. So on putting {x} = 1 I got the answer e-2.

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