Tuesday, August 14, 2018

calculus - How to prove $lim_{xtoinfty}frac{x^{99}}{e^x}=infty$?





How to prove $\lim_{x\to\infty}\frac{x^{99}}{e^x}=0$?





I wasn't sure how to do this because both the top and the bottom limits independently turns out to be infinity!


Answer



After successively applying L'Hopital's rule $100$ times, you get:



$$\lim_{x\to\infty} {x^{99} \over e^x} = \lim_{x\to\infty} {99! \over e^x} = 0$$



This is due to the fact that exponentials always grow faster than polynomials. $e^x$ will eventually overcome $x^{99}$.


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