Evaluate Limit of Sequence: 3^n/(3^n + 2^n)

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Sep 19, 2011

GreenPrint

How do I evaluate

lim n->inf 3^n/(3^n + 2^n)

l hospitals rule (or however you spell his last name lol) doesn't work and so I have a hard time proving that it equals one. Thanks for any help anyone can provide.

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Sep 19, 2011

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Divide numerator and denominator by 3^n to begin with. Then tell me what you think.

Sep 19, 2011

GreenPrint

ah thanks it's been a while <_<

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