i need to prove this limit:
(2n^3 -3n^2 -7n +4)/( 5n^3 - 6n^2 +2n -5 ) = 2/5
i need to prove this by using the epsilon and definition. there is a specific method to deal with
these proofs?
(2n^3 -3n^2 -7n +4)/( 5n^3 - 6n^2 +2n -5 ) = 2/5
i need to prove this by using the epsilon and definition. there is a specific method to deal with
these proofs?
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This is actually a limit at infinity
namely
.........2n³ - 3n² - 7n + 4
lim...▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ = 2/5 {we wish to prove this}
n→∞..5n³ - 6n² + 2n -5
lim....f(x) = L
n→∞
If for each ε>0 {no matter how small}
there EXISTS an N ≥ 0
for which it can be shown that
|f(x) - L| < ε whenever
n > N .
Make sure you understand that small n is a variable that increments
to infinity and that large N is a constant for any FIXED VALUE OF ε
The key to this proof is to suppose that the epsilon{ε} exists then
to find an expression for N {that is capital N} that is a function of ε
For this example we SUPPOSE ε exists
then
|f(x) - L| < ε
that is
║.2n³ - 3n² - 7n + 4............2.....║
║.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ▬...▬▬ .║ < ε
║5n³ - 6n² + 2n -5...............5.....║
divide numerator and denominator of first
term in absolute value symbols by highest
power in denominator , here n cubed
║.2 - 3/n - 7/n² + 4/n³.........2.....║
║.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ▬...▬▬ .║ < ε
║5 - 6/n + 2/n² -5/n³............5.....║
next, for large positive n since n² and n³
are bigger their reciprocals are smaller
so we know the above left expression is less than ε
if
â•‘.2 - 3/n - 7/n + 4/n.........2.....â•‘
║.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ▬...▬ .║ < ε
â•‘5 - 6/n + 2/n -5/n............5.....â•‘
so we actually choose ε to satisfy above
which becomes
â•‘.2 - 6/n ...........2....â•‘
║.▬▬▬ ▬...▬▬ .║ < ε
â•‘5 - 9/n ............5.....â•‘
so
â•‘5(2 - 6/n) .......2(5 - 9/n)....â•‘
║.▬▬▬ ▬...▬▬▬▬▬ .║ < ε
â•‘5(5 - 9/n) ......5(5 - 9/n).....â•‘
thus
so
â•‘10 - 30/n) ......10 - 18/n)....â•‘
║.▬▬▬ ▬...▬▬▬▬▬ .║ < ε
â•‘5(5 - 9/n) ......5(5 - 9/n).....â•‘
so
â•‘- 12/n..........â•‘
║▬▬▬▬▬.║ < ε
â•‘25 - 45/n ..â•‘
Finish from here by solving for an n that is
a function of ε
namely
.........2n³ - 3n² - 7n + 4
lim...▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ = 2/5 {we wish to prove this}
n→∞..5n³ - 6n² + 2n -5
lim....f(x) = L
n→∞
If for each ε>0 {no matter how small}
there EXISTS an N ≥ 0
for which it can be shown that
|f(x) - L| < ε whenever
n > N .
Make sure you understand that small n is a variable that increments
to infinity and that large N is a constant for any FIXED VALUE OF ε
The key to this proof is to suppose that the epsilon{ε} exists then
to find an expression for N {that is capital N} that is a function of ε
For this example we SUPPOSE ε exists
then
|f(x) - L| < ε
that is
║.2n³ - 3n² - 7n + 4............2.....║
║.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ▬...▬▬ .║ < ε
║5n³ - 6n² + 2n -5...............5.....║
divide numerator and denominator of first
term in absolute value symbols by highest
power in denominator , here n cubed
║.2 - 3/n - 7/n² + 4/n³.........2.....║
║.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ▬...▬▬ .║ < ε
║5 - 6/n + 2/n² -5/n³............5.....║
next, for large positive n since n² and n³
are bigger their reciprocals are smaller
so we know the above left expression is less than ε
if
â•‘.2 - 3/n - 7/n + 4/n.........2.....â•‘
║.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ▬...▬ .║ < ε
â•‘5 - 6/n + 2/n -5/n............5.....â•‘
so we actually choose ε to satisfy above
which becomes
â•‘.2 - 6/n ...........2....â•‘
║.▬▬▬ ▬...▬▬ .║ < ε
â•‘5 - 9/n ............5.....â•‘
so
â•‘5(2 - 6/n) .......2(5 - 9/n)....â•‘
║.▬▬▬ ▬...▬▬▬▬▬ .║ < ε
â•‘5(5 - 9/n) ......5(5 - 9/n).....â•‘
thus
so
â•‘10 - 30/n) ......10 - 18/n)....â•‘
║.▬▬▬ ▬...▬▬▬▬▬ .║ < ε
â•‘5(5 - 9/n) ......5(5 - 9/n).....â•‘
so
â•‘- 12/n..........â•‘
║▬▬▬▬▬.║ < ε
â•‘25 - 45/n ..â•‘
Finish from here by solving for an n that is
a function of ε