Calculus Examples

Evaluate the Limit limit as x approaches infinity of (x^10)/(e^x)
Step 1
Apply L'Hospital's rule.
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Step 1.1
Evaluate the limit of the numerator and the limit of the denominator.
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Step 1.1.1
Take the limit of the numerator and the limit of the denominator.
Step 1.1.2
The limit at infinity of a polynomial whose leading coefficient is positive is infinity.
Step 1.1.3
Since the exponent approaches , the quantity approaches .
Step 1.1.4
Infinity divided by infinity is undefined.
Undefined
Step 1.2
Since is of indeterminate form, apply L'Hospital's Rule. L'Hospital's Rule states that the limit of a quotient of functions is equal to the limit of the quotient of their derivatives.
Step 1.3
Find the derivative of the numerator and denominator.
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Step 1.3.1
Differentiate the numerator and denominator.
Step 1.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.3.3
Differentiate using the Exponential Rule which states that is where =.
Step 2
Move the term outside of the limit because it is constant with respect to .
Step 3
Apply L'Hospital's rule.
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Step 3.1
Evaluate the limit of the numerator and the limit of the denominator.
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Step 3.1.1
Take the limit of the numerator and the limit of the denominator.
Step 3.1.2
The limit at infinity of a polynomial whose leading coefficient is positive is infinity.
Step 3.1.3
Since the exponent approaches , the quantity approaches .
Step 3.1.4
Infinity divided by infinity is undefined.
Undefined
Step 3.2
Since is of indeterminate form, apply L'Hospital's Rule. L'Hospital's Rule states that the limit of a quotient of functions is equal to the limit of the quotient of their derivatives.
Step 3.3
Find the derivative of the numerator and denominator.
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Step 3.3.1
Differentiate the numerator and denominator.
Step 3.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.3.3
Differentiate using the Exponential Rule which states that is where =.
Step 4
Move the term outside of the limit because it is constant with respect to .
Step 5
Apply L'Hospital's rule.
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Step 5.1
Evaluate the limit of the numerator and the limit of the denominator.
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Step 5.1.1
Take the limit of the numerator and the limit of the denominator.
Step 5.1.2
The limit at infinity of a polynomial whose leading coefficient is positive is infinity.
Step 5.1.3
Since the exponent approaches , the quantity approaches .
Step 5.1.4
Infinity divided by infinity is undefined.
Undefined
Step 5.2
Since is of indeterminate form, apply L'Hospital's Rule. L'Hospital's Rule states that the limit of a quotient of functions is equal to the limit of the quotient of their derivatives.
Step 5.3
Find the derivative of the numerator and denominator.
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Step 5.3.1
Differentiate the numerator and denominator.
Step 5.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 5.3.3
Differentiate using the Exponential Rule which states that is where =.
Step 6
Move the term outside of the limit because it is constant with respect to .
Step 7
Apply L'Hospital's rule.
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Step 7.1
Evaluate the limit of the numerator and the limit of the denominator.
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Step 7.1.1
Take the limit of the numerator and the limit of the denominator.
Step 7.1.2
The limit at infinity of a polynomial whose leading coefficient is positive is infinity.
Step 7.1.3
Since the exponent approaches , the quantity approaches .
Step 7.1.4
Infinity divided by infinity is undefined.
Undefined
Step 7.2
Since is of indeterminate form, apply L'Hospital's Rule. L'Hospital's Rule states that the limit of a quotient of functions is equal to the limit of the quotient of their derivatives.
Step 7.3
Find the derivative of the numerator and denominator.
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Step 7.3.1
Differentiate the numerator and denominator.
Step 7.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 7.3.3
Differentiate using the Exponential Rule which states that is where =.
Step 8
Move the term outside of the limit because it is constant with respect to .
Step 9
Apply L'Hospital's rule.
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Step 9.1
Evaluate the limit of the numerator and the limit of the denominator.
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Step 9.1.1
Take the limit of the numerator and the limit of the denominator.
Step 9.1.2
The limit at infinity of a polynomial whose leading coefficient is positive is infinity.
Step 9.1.3
Since the exponent approaches , the quantity approaches .
Step 9.1.4
Infinity divided by infinity is undefined.
Undefined
Step 9.2
Since is of indeterminate form, apply L'Hospital's Rule. L'Hospital's Rule states that the limit of a quotient of functions is equal to the limit of the quotient of their derivatives.
Step 9.3
Find the derivative of the numerator and denominator.
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Step 9.3.1
Differentiate the numerator and denominator.
Step 9.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 9.3.3
Differentiate using the Exponential Rule which states that is where =.
Step 10
Move the term outside of the limit because it is constant with respect to .
Step 11
Apply L'Hospital's rule.
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Step 11.1
Evaluate the limit of the numerator and the limit of the denominator.
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Step 11.1.1
Take the limit of the numerator and the limit of the denominator.
Step 11.1.2
The limit at infinity of a polynomial whose leading coefficient is positive is infinity.
Step 11.1.3
Since the exponent approaches , the quantity approaches .
Step 11.1.4
Infinity divided by infinity is undefined.
Undefined
Step 11.2
Since is of indeterminate form, apply L'Hospital's Rule. L'Hospital's Rule states that the limit of a quotient of functions is equal to the limit of the quotient of their derivatives.
Step 11.3
Find the derivative of the numerator and denominator.
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Step 11.3.1
Differentiate the numerator and denominator.
Step 11.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 11.3.3
Differentiate using the Exponential Rule which states that is where =.
Step 12
Move the term outside of the limit because it is constant with respect to .
Step 13
Apply L'Hospital's rule.
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Step 13.1
Evaluate the limit of the numerator and the limit of the denominator.
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Step 13.1.1
Take the limit of the numerator and the limit of the denominator.
Step 13.1.2
The limit at infinity of a polynomial whose leading coefficient is positive is infinity.
Step 13.1.3
Since the exponent approaches , the quantity approaches .
Step 13.1.4
Infinity divided by infinity is undefined.
Undefined
Step 13.2
Since is of indeterminate form, apply L'Hospital's Rule. L'Hospital's Rule states that the limit of a quotient of functions is equal to the limit of the quotient of their derivatives.
Step 13.3
Find the derivative of the numerator and denominator.
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Step 13.3.1
Differentiate the numerator and denominator.
Step 13.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 13.3.3
Differentiate using the Exponential Rule which states that is where =.
Step 14
Move the term outside of the limit because it is constant with respect to .
Step 15
Apply L'Hospital's rule.
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Step 15.1
Evaluate the limit of the numerator and the limit of the denominator.
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Step 15.1.1
Take the limit of the numerator and the limit of the denominator.
Step 15.1.2
The limit at infinity of a polynomial whose leading coefficient is positive is infinity.
Step 15.1.3
Since the exponent approaches , the quantity approaches .
Step 15.1.4
Infinity divided by infinity is undefined.
Undefined
Step 15.2
Since is of indeterminate form, apply L'Hospital's Rule. L'Hospital's Rule states that the limit of a quotient of functions is equal to the limit of the quotient of their derivatives.
Step 15.3
Find the derivative of the numerator and denominator.
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Step 15.3.1
Differentiate the numerator and denominator.
Step 15.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 15.3.3
Differentiate using the Exponential Rule which states that is where =.
Step 16
Move the term outside of the limit because it is constant with respect to .
Step 17
Apply L'Hospital's rule.
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Step 17.1
Evaluate the limit of the numerator and the limit of the denominator.
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Step 17.1.1
Take the limit of the numerator and the limit of the denominator.
Step 17.1.2
The limit at infinity of a polynomial whose leading coefficient is positive is infinity.
Step 17.1.3
Since the exponent approaches , the quantity approaches .
Step 17.1.4
Infinity divided by infinity is undefined.
Undefined
Step 17.2
Since is of indeterminate form, apply L'Hospital's Rule. L'Hospital's Rule states that the limit of a quotient of functions is equal to the limit of the quotient of their derivatives.
Step 17.3
Find the derivative of the numerator and denominator.
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Step 17.3.1
Differentiate the numerator and denominator.
Step 17.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 17.3.3
Differentiate using the Exponential Rule which states that is where =.
Step 18
Move the term outside of the limit because it is constant with respect to .
Step 19
Apply L'Hospital's rule.
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Step 19.1
Evaluate the limit of the numerator and the limit of the denominator.
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Step 19.1.1
Take the limit of the numerator and the limit of the denominator.
Step 19.1.2
The limit at infinity of a polynomial whose leading coefficient is positive is infinity.
Step 19.1.3
Since the exponent approaches , the quantity approaches .
Step 19.1.4
Infinity divided by infinity is undefined.
Undefined
Step 19.2
Since is of indeterminate form, apply L'Hospital's Rule. L'Hospital's Rule states that the limit of a quotient of functions is equal to the limit of the quotient of their derivatives.
Step 19.3
Find the derivative of the numerator and denominator.
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Step 19.3.1
Differentiate the numerator and denominator.
Step 19.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 19.3.3
Differentiate using the Exponential Rule which states that is where =.
Step 20
Since its numerator approaches a real number while its denominator is unbounded, the fraction approaches .
Step 21
Multiply .
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Step 21.1
Multiply by .
Step 21.2
Multiply by .
Step 21.3
Multiply by .
Step 21.4
Multiply by .
Step 21.5
Multiply by .
Step 21.6
Multiply by .
Step 21.7
Multiply by .
Step 21.8
Multiply by .
Step 21.9
Multiply by .