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Calculus Level 1

lim n 1 n = ? \large \lim_{n \to \infty}{1^n = \space ?} Evaluate the limit above. If you think it is undefined, enter 666 as your answer.


The answer is 1.

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2 solutions

Hunter Edwards
Nov 10, 2017

The definition of 1 n 1^{n} is that no matter what we set n n to, we will always get 1 1 as a result. Therefore, our function graphed will be a straight line y = 1 y=1 spanning from -\infty to \infty . If you approach any point from either side, the result will always be 1. lim a x ( y = 1 x ) = lim a x + ( y = 1 x ) = 1 \lim_{a \rightarrow x^-} (y=1^x)= \lim_{a \rightarrow x^+} (y=1^x)=1

Zach Abueg
Apr 12, 2017

The function 1 x 1^x tends to 1 1 as x x \to\ \infty . This can be intuitively shown with the graph of y = 1 x y = 1^x .

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