Calculus Examples

Evaluate Using L'Hospital's Rule limit as x approaches infinity of (2xe^(x^2))/(4x^3)
Step 1
Evaluate the limit of the numerator and the limit of the denominator.
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Step 1.1
Take the limit of the numerator and the limit of the denominator.
Step 1.2
Evaluate the limit of the numerator.
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Step 1.2.1
Evaluate the limit.
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Step 1.2.1.1
Split the limit using the Product of Limits Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 1.2.1.2
Evaluate the limit of which is constant as approaches .
Step 1.2.1.3
The limit at infinity of a polynomial whose leading coefficient is positive is infinity.
Step 1.2.2
Since the exponent approaches , the quantity approaches .
Step 1.2.3
Simplify the answer.
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Step 1.2.3.1
A non-zero constant times infinity is infinity.
Step 1.2.3.2
Infinity times infinity is infinity.
Step 1.3
The limit at infinity of a polynomial whose leading coefficient is positive is infinity.
Step 1.4
Infinity divided by infinity is undefined.
Undefined
Step 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
Find the derivative of the numerator and denominator.
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Step 3.1
Differentiate the numerator and denominator.
Step 3.2
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.3
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 3.4
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 3.4.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 3.4.2
Differentiate using the Exponential Rule which states that is where =.
Step 3.4.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 3.5
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.6
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.7
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.8
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.9
Add and .
Step 3.10
Multiply by .
Step 3.11
Move to the left of .
Step 3.12
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.13
Multiply by .
Step 3.14
Simplify.
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Step 3.14.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.14.2
Combine terms.
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Step 3.14.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.14.2.2
Remove parentheses.
Step 3.14.3
Reorder terms.
Step 3.14.4
Reorder factors in .
Step 3.15
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.16
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.17
Multiply by .
Step 4
Apply L'Hospital's rule.
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Step 4.1
Evaluate the limit of the numerator and the limit of the denominator.
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Step 4.1.1
Take the limit of the numerator and the limit of the denominator.
Step 4.1.2
Evaluate the limit of the numerator.
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Step 4.1.2.1
Evaluate the limit.
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Step 4.1.2.1.1
Split the limit using the Sum of Limits Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 4.1.2.1.2
Split the limit using the Product of Limits Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 4.1.2.1.3
Evaluate the limit of which is constant as approaches .
Step 4.1.2.1.4
The limit at infinity of a polynomial whose leading coefficient is positive is infinity.
Step 4.1.2.2
Since the exponent approaches , the quantity approaches .
Step 4.1.2.3
Since the function approaches , the positive constant times the function also approaches .
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Step 4.1.2.3.1
Consider the limit with the constant multiple removed.
Step 4.1.2.3.2
Since the exponent approaches , the quantity approaches .
Step 4.1.2.4
Simplify the answer.
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Step 4.1.2.4.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 4.1.2.4.1.1
A non-zero constant times infinity is infinity.
Step 4.1.2.4.1.2
Infinity times infinity is infinity.
Step 4.1.2.4.2
Infinity plus infinity is infinity.
Step 4.1.3
The limit at infinity of a polynomial whose leading coefficient is positive is infinity.
Step 4.1.4
Infinity divided by infinity is undefined.
Undefined
Step 4.2
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 4.3
Find the derivative of the numerator and denominator.
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Step 4.3.1
Differentiate the numerator and denominator.
Step 4.3.2
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.3.3
Evaluate .
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Step 4.3.3.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.3.3.2
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 4.3.3.3
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 4.3.3.3.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 4.3.3.3.2
Differentiate using the Exponential Rule which states that is where =.
Step 4.3.3.3.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 4.3.3.4
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.3.3.5
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.3.3.6
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 4.3.3.6.1
Move .
Step 4.3.3.6.2
Multiply by .
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Step 4.3.3.6.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.3.3.6.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.3.3.6.3
Add and .
Step 4.3.3.7
Move to the left of .
Step 4.3.4
Evaluate .
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Step 4.3.4.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.3.4.2
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 4.3.4.2.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 4.3.4.2.2
Differentiate using the Exponential Rule which states that is where =.
Step 4.3.4.2.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 4.3.4.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.3.4.4
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.5
Simplify.
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Step 4.3.5.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.3.5.2
Combine terms.
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Step 4.3.5.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.5.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.5.2.3
Add and .
Step 4.3.5.3
Reorder terms.
Step 4.3.5.4
Reorder factors in .
Step 4.3.6
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.3.7
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.3.8
Multiply by .
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
Evaluate the limit of the numerator.
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Step 5.1.2.1
Evaluate the limit.
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Step 5.1.2.1.1
Split the limit using the Sum of Limits Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 5.1.2.1.2
Split the limit using the Product of Limits Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 5.1.2.1.3
Evaluate the limit of which is constant as approaches .
Step 5.1.2.1.4
The limit at infinity of a polynomial whose leading coefficient is positive is infinity.
Step 5.1.2.2
Since the exponent approaches , the quantity approaches .
Step 5.1.2.3
Evaluate the limit.
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Step 5.1.2.3.1
Split the limit using the Product of Limits Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 5.1.2.3.2
Evaluate the limit of which is constant as approaches .
Step 5.1.2.3.3
The limit at infinity of a polynomial whose leading coefficient is positive is infinity.
Step 5.1.2.4
Since the exponent approaches , the quantity approaches .
Step 5.1.2.5
Simplify the answer.
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Step 5.1.2.5.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 5.1.2.5.1.1
A non-zero constant times infinity is infinity.
Step 5.1.2.5.1.2
Infinity times infinity is infinity.
Step 5.1.2.5.1.3
A non-zero constant times infinity is infinity.
Step 5.1.2.5.1.4
Infinity times infinity is infinity.
Step 5.1.2.5.2
Infinity plus infinity is infinity.
Step 5.1.3
The limit at infinity of a polynomial whose leading coefficient is positive is infinity.
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
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 5.3.3
Evaluate .
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Step 5.3.3.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 5.3.3.2
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 5.3.3.3
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 5.3.3.3.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 5.3.3.3.2
Differentiate using the Exponential Rule which states that is where =.
Step 5.3.3.3.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 5.3.3.4
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 5.3.3.5
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 5.3.3.6
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 5.3.3.6.1
Move .
Step 5.3.3.6.2
Multiply by .
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Step 5.3.3.6.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.3.3.6.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.3.3.6.3
Add and .
Step 5.3.3.7
Move to the left of .
Step 5.3.4
Evaluate .
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Step 5.3.4.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 5.3.4.2
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 5.3.4.3
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 5.3.4.3.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 5.3.4.3.2
Differentiate using the Exponential Rule which states that is where =.
Step 5.3.4.3.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 5.3.4.4
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 5.3.4.5
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 5.3.4.6
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.3.4.7
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.3.4.8
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.3.4.9
Add and .
Step 5.3.4.10
Move to the left of .
Step 5.3.4.11
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.5
Simplify.
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Step 5.3.5.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.3.5.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.3.5.3
Combine terms.
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Step 5.3.5.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.5.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.5.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.5.3.4
Add and .
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Step 5.3.5.3.4.1
Move .
Step 5.3.5.3.4.2
Add and .
Step 5.3.5.4
Reorder terms.
Step 5.3.5.5
Reorder factors in .
Step 5.3.6
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 5.3.7
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 5.3.8
Multiply by .
Step 6
Since the function approaches , the positive constant times the function also approaches .
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Step 6.1
Consider the limit with the constant multiple removed.
Step 6.2
Evaluate the limit.
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Step 6.2.1
Split the limit using the Sum of Limits Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 6.2.2
Split the limit using the Product of Limits Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 6.2.3
Evaluate the limit of which is constant as approaches .
Step 6.2.4
The limit at infinity of a polynomial whose leading coefficient is positive is infinity.
Step 6.3
Since the exponent approaches , the quantity approaches .
Step 6.4
Evaluate the limit.
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Step 6.4.1
Split the limit using the Product of Limits Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 6.4.2
Evaluate the limit of which is constant as approaches .
Step 6.4.3
The limit at infinity of a polynomial whose leading coefficient is positive is infinity.
Step 6.5
Since the exponent approaches , the quantity approaches .
Step 6.6
Since the function approaches , the positive constant times the function also approaches .
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Step 6.6.1
Consider the limit with the constant multiple removed.
Step 6.6.2
Since the exponent approaches , the quantity approaches .
Step 6.7
Simplify the answer.
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Step 6.7.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 6.7.1.1
A non-zero constant times infinity is infinity.
Step 6.7.1.2
Infinity times infinity is infinity.
Step 6.7.1.3
A non-zero constant times infinity is infinity.
Step 6.7.1.4
Infinity times infinity is infinity.
Step 6.7.2
Infinity plus infinity is infinity.
Step 6.7.3
Infinity plus infinity is infinity.