Math Help - infinite Limit

1. infinite Limit

So I'm supposed to prove that
$lim_n_\rightharpoonup_\infty$ $\frac{\sqrt[n]{n!}}{n}$

And I'm doing so by using the squeezing theorem (with guided help from the book)

I know for certain that

$\frac{1}{e^(1-\frac{1}{n})} < \frac{\sqrt[n]{n!}}{n} < \frac{(1+\frac{1}{n})(n+1)^\frac{1}{n}}{e}$

(btw the left is 1 over e to the power of all that stuff, Latex is making it look weird)

This is correct. My book confirmed so. And I can see how the left side of the equation approaches 1/e. Somehow the right side does and I can't see how....anybody?

2. Originally Posted by Tclack
So I'm supposed to prove that
$lim_n_\rightharpoonup_\infty$ $\frac{\sqrt[n]{n!}}{n}$

And I'm doing so by using the squeezing theorem (with guided help from the book)

I know for certain that

$\frac{1}{e^(1-\frac{1}{n})} < \frac{\sqrt[n]{n!}}{n} < \frac{(1+\frac{1}{n})(n+1)^\frac{1}{n}}{e}$

(btw the left is 1 over e to the power of all that stuff, Latex is making it look weird)

This is correct. My book confirmed so. And I can see how the left side of the equation approaches 1/e. Somehow the right side does and I can't see how....anybody?
If you let $x = \frac{1}{n}$ then $\displaystyle \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{(1+x)(1+\frac{1}{x})^x}{e} = \frac{1}{e} \lim_{x \to 0} (1+x) \cdot \lim_{x \to 0} (1+\frac{1}{x})^x$.

3. For the LaTeX code, you should wrap the whole 'power' in brackets like this:

e^{(1 - \frac{1}{n})}

As for the right side, 1/infinity tends to 0, and anything to the power of zero becomes 1.

So, you are left with:

$\frac{1+\frac{1}{n}}{e}$

Once again, 1/infinity tends to zero, and 1 + 0 = 1. So, you get 1/e.

I hope it helps!

4. $\frac{\left(1 + \frac{1}{n}\right)(1 + n)^{\frac{1}{n}}}{e} = \frac{1}{e}\cdot e^{\ln{\left[\left(1 + \frac{1}{n}\right)(1 + n)^{\frac{1}{n}}\right]}}$

$= \frac{1}{e}\cdot e^{\ln{\left(1 + \frac{1}{n}\right)} + \frac{1}{n}\cdot\ln{(1 + n)}}$

$= \frac{1}{e}\cdot e^{\ln{\left(1 + \frac{1}{n}\right)}}\cdot e^{ \frac{\ln{(1 + n)}}{n}}$.

Therefore

$\lim_{n \to \infty}\frac{\left(1 + \frac{1}{n}\right)(1 + n)^{\frac{1}{n}}}{e} = \lim_{n \to \infty}\frac{1}{e}\cdot e^{\ln{\left(1 + \frac{1}{n}\right)}}\cdot e^{\frac{\ln{(1 + n)}}{n}}$

$= \frac{1}{e}\lim_{n \to \infty}e^{\ln{\left(1 + \frac{1}{n}\right)}}\lim_{n \to \infty}e^{\frac{\ln{(1 + n)}}{n}}$

$= \frac{1}{e}\cdot e^{\ln{1}} \cdot e^{\lim_{n \to \infty}\frac{\ln{(1+n)}}{n}}$

$= \frac{1}{e} \cdot e^{\lim_{n \to \infty}\frac{\frac{1}{1+n}}{1}}$ by L'Hospital's Rule

$= \frac{1}{e} \cdot e^{\lim_{n \to \infty}\frac{1}{1+n}}$

$= \frac{1}{e} \cdot e^0$

$= \frac{1}{e}$.

5. Man, you guys replied fast, I was playing around with this for about 4 hours.

I'm trying to get better. Does anyone know of a book or source of really hard problems? I've found this:

6. When you have indeterminate limits (like in this case, $\infty^{0}$) you need to apply a transformation to get $\frac{0}{0}$ or $\frac{\infty}{\infty}$ so that you can then apply L'Hospital's Rule.