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Homework Statement
Find the limit
$$\lim_{x\to-\infty} \frac{\sqrt{9x^6 - x}}{x^3 + 9}$$
Homework Equations
N/A
The Attempt at a Solution
To solve this, I start off by dividing everything by ##x^3##:
Numerator becomes ##\frac{\sqrt{9x^6 - x}}{x^3} = \sqrt{\frac{9x^6 - x}{x^6}} = \sqrt{9 - \frac{1}{x^5}}##
Denominator becomes ##\frac{x^3 + 9}{x^3} = 1 + \frac{9}{x^3}##
As ##x## approaches ##-\infty##:
Numerator becomes ##\sqrt{9 - 0} = \sqrt{9} = 3##
Denominator becomes ##1 + 0 = 1##
So, the entire limit should evaluate to ##\frac{\sqrt{9}}{1} = 3##. Yet this is not the case. What am I doing wrong?