How do you find the limit of #e^sqrtx/(sqrt(e^x+1)# as #x->oo#?

1 Answer
Apr 6, 2018

#lim_(x->oo) e^sqrtx/sqrt(e^x+1) = 0#.

Explanation:

Let #L = lim_(x->oo) e^sqrtx/sqrt(e^x+1)#.

Since we have a square root, it'd be easier to calculate the limit of the function squared. In other words,

#L^2 = lim_(x->oo) (e^sqrtx/sqrt(e^x+1))^2 = lim_(x->oo) e^(2sqrtx)/(e^x+1)#

Let's rewrite this as the following:

#L^2 = lim_(x->oo) e^(2sqrtx)/e^x * color(red)(e^x/(e^x+1)#

If you do the multiplication, it's the same as before.

#L^2 = lim_(x->oo) e^(2sqrtx-x) * color(red)(lim_(x->oo)e^x/(e^x+1)#

The second limit is, intuitively, equal to #1#, and you can prove it by using #"L'Hôpital's rule"#.

#lim_(x->oo) e^x/(e^x+1) = (d/dx e^x)/(d/dx e^x+1) = e^x/e^x = 1#.

Therefore,

#L^2 = lim_(x->oo) e^(2sqrtx-x) = e^(lim_(x->oo)2sqrtx-x)#

#L^2 = e^(lim_(x->oo) sqrtx(2-sqrtx)) = e^(oo*(-oo)) = e^(-oo) =0#

#:. L =0#.