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Chapter1: Functions And Models
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Problem 1RCC: (a) What is a function? What are its domain and range? (b) What is the graph of a function? (c) How...
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Transcribed Image Text:**Topic: L'Hopital's Growth Rates**
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**1. Compute the following limits:**
(a) \(\lim_{x \to 1} \frac{x^n - 1}{x - 1}\), where \(n\) is a positive integer
(b) \(\lim_{x \to -\infty} x^{1/x}\)
(c) \(\lim_{x \to \infty} \sqrt{x^2 + 1} - \sqrt{x + 1}\)
(d) \(\lim_{x \to \infty} (e^x + x)^{1/x}\)
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**2. True or False. Justify your answer.**
(a) By L'Hopital's Rule, \(\lim_{x \to 2} \frac{x - 2}{x - 2} = \lim_{x \to 2} \frac{1}{1} = 1\)
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