Limits ( 3 )

Calculus Level 2

Find the limit of the following expression:

lim n ( ( n + 1 ) n + 1 n + 1 n n n ) \lim_ {n\to\infty} \left( (n+1)\sqrt[n+1]{n+1} - n\sqrt[n]{n}\right)

Inspiration: New Methods for Calculations of Some Limits


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1 solution

Chew-Seong Cheong
May 14, 2020

L = lim n ( ( n + 1 ) n + 1 n + 1 n n n ) = lim n ( n ( n + 1 n + 1 n n ) + n + 1 n + 1 ) By theorem 1 (see reference) = lim n n ( n + 1 n ) d n n d n + exp ( lim n ln ( n + 1 ) n + 1 ) An / case, L’H o ˆ pital’s rule applies. = lim n n n n ( 1 n 2 ln n n 2 ) + exp ( lim n 1 n + 1 1 ) Differentiate up and down w.r.t. n = lim n n n ( 1 n ln n n ) + e 0 = 0 + 1 = 1 \begin{aligned} L & = \lim_{n \to \infty} \left((n+1)\sqrt[n+1]{n+1} - n \sqrt[n] n\right) \\ & = \lim_{n \to \infty} \left(\blue{n\left(\sqrt[n+1]{n+1} - \sqrt[n] n \right)} + \sqrt[n+1]{n+1} \right) & \small \blue{\text{By theorem 1 (see reference)}} \\ & = \blue{\lim_{n \to \infty} n(n+1 - n) \frac {d\sqrt[n]n}{dn}} + \exp \left(\red{\lim_{n \to \infty}\frac {\ln(n+1)}{n+1}} \right) & \small \red{\text{An }\infty/\infty \text{ case, L'Hôpital's rule applies.}} \\ & = \blue{\lim_{n \to \infty} n\sqrt[n]n \left(\frac 1{n^2} - \frac {\ln n}{n^2} \right)} + \exp \left(\red{\lim_{n \to \infty} \frac {\frac 1{n+1}}1} \right) & \small \red{\text{Differentiate up and down w.r.t. }n} \\ & = \blue{\lim_{n \to \infty} \sqrt[n]n \left(\frac 1n - \frac {\ln n}n \right)} + e^\red 0 \\ & = \blue 0 + \red 1 = \boxed 1 \end{aligned}


References:

  • Theorem 1: lim n n ( f ( a n + 1 f ( a n ) ) = lim n n ( a n + 1 a n ) f ( a n ) \displaystyle \lim_{n \to \infty} n(f(a_{n+1} - f(a_n)) = \lim_{n \to \infty} n(a_{n+1} - a_n) f'(a_n) . Source: New Methods For Calculations of Some Limits
  • L'Hôpital's rule

@Hana Wehbi , thanks for the article. I actually have used a theorem in it to solve this problem. I will change the solutions of the other two problems.

Chew-Seong Cheong - 1 year ago

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There are many articles in the RMM website that provide free of cost Sir.

Naren Bhandari - 1 year ago

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RMM? Can you link it?

Adhiraj Dutta - 1 year ago

You're welcome but I also found your other solutions very brilliant and helpful. Now, you got me worried if I misunderstood something. I also solved them as the article by taking sequences but why changing your solutions, just curious.

Hana Wehbi - 1 year ago

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My previous solution is invalid and not brilliant. I was assuming lim n n ( f ( a n + 1 ) f ( a n ) ) = 0 \lim_{n \to \infty} \red n(f(a_{n+1}) - f(a_n)) = 0 because lim n ( f ( a n + 1 ) f ( a n ) ) = 0 \lim_{n \to \infty} (f(a_{n+1}) - f(a_n)) = 0 , which is invalid because n \red n \to \infty . I actually wanted to delete my previous solutions then I thought why did you send us the article. I look through and find theorem 1 exactly addressing lim n n ( f ( a n + 1 ) f ( a n ) ) \lim_{n \to \infty} \red n(f(a_{n+1}) - f(a_n)) . Bingo.

Chew-Seong Cheong - 1 year ago

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I didn’t see that, now l understood your point, thanks for explaining it.

Hana Wehbi - 1 year ago

Loved your problems!

Adhiraj Dutta - 1 year ago

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