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Difficult LIMIT USING L'HOSPITAL

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lim (x approaches infinity) x/((x^2+4)^(1/2))

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lim(x→∞) x / (x^2 + 4)^(1/2)
= lim(x→∞) 1 / [(1/2)(x^2 + 4)^(-1/2) * 2x], by L'Hopital's Rule
= lim(x→∞) (x^2 + 4)^(1/2) / x
Applying it again yields the original form of the limit!
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Try this instead:

Since lim(x→∞) x^2 / (x^2 + 4)
= lim(x→∞) 2x/(2x + 0), by L'Hopital's Rule
= 1,

lim(x→∞) x / (x^2 + 4)^(1/2)
= lim(x→∞) [x^2 / (x^2 + 4)]^(1/2)
= 1^(1/2)
= 1.

I hope this helps!
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