Calculating Limit as x Approaches Infinity

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The limit as x approaches 20 from the right for the function $\displaystyle \lim_{x \to 20^{+}}\frac{5x^3+1}{20x^3-8000x}$ is calculated to be positive infinity. The evaluation involves simplifying the expression to $\frac{5+\frac{1}{8000}}{20-\frac{8000}{400}}$, leading to the conclusion that the denominator approaches zero while the numerator remains positive. Therefore, the limit definitively equals $+\infty$ as x approaches 20 from the right.

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I'm trying to find $\displaystyle \lim_{x \to 20^{+}}\frac{5x^3+1}{20x^3-8000x}$

$\displaystyle \lim_{x \to 20^{+}}\frac{5x^3+1}{20x^3-8000x} =\lim_{x \to 20^{+}}\frac{5+1/x^3}{20-8000/x^2} = \frac{5+\lim_{x \to 20^{+}}1/x^3}{20-\lim_{x \to 20^{+}}8000/x^2} = \frac{5+\frac{1}{8000}}{20-\frac{8000}{400}} = \infty. $

I'm not sure because it seems I have a zero dominator throughout.
 
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$\displaystyle \lim_{x \to 20^{+}}\frac{5x^3+1}{20x^3-8000x}$

Since $5\cdot 20^3+1>0, 20 \cdot 20^3-8000 \cdot 20=0$ and we approach $20$ from the right side, we can immediately say that $\displaystyle \lim_{x \to 20^{+}}\frac{5x^3+1}{20x^3-8000x}=+\infty$.
 

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