# Find the limit

1. Oct 16, 2004

### quasar987

$$\lim_{n\rightarrow \infty} \frac{2^{3n}}{3^{2n}}$$

The answer is zero. All I can do is turn this infinity/infinity undeterminate form into a 0 times infinity indeterminate form. I also tried finding a creature strictly bigger than [itex]\frac{2^{3n}}{3^{2n}}[/tex] that has zero for a limit so that the answer would follow from the "sandwich theorem". But all my attempts let to infinity. For instance,

$$0\leq \frac{2^{3n}}{3^{2n}}\leq \frac{3^{3n}}{3^{2n}}=\frac{3^{2n}3^n}{3^{2n}}=3^n$$

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2. Oct 16, 2004

### Muzza

2^(3n) = (2^3)^n = 8^n and 3^(2n) = (3^2)^n = 9^n, so 2^(3n) / 3^(2n) = what?

3. Oct 16, 2004

### quasar987

$$\lim_{n\rightarrow \infty} \left( \frac{8}{9} \right)^n=0$$

Thanx a bunch!

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4. Oct 16, 2004

### Muzza

Btw, $$\infty$$ is written \infty in LaTeX.

5. Oct 16, 2004

### quasar987

I would have another question for you if you don't mind.

The textbook says that

$$\lim_{n\rightarrow \infty} \sqrt{2n+1} - \sqrt{2n}=\lim_{n\rightarrow \infty}\frac{1}{\sqrt{2n+1}+\sqrt{2n}}$$

What are the steps to get from one to the other?

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6. Oct 16, 2004

### Muzza

Multiply $$\sqrt{2n + 1} - \sqrt{2n}$$ by its conjugate like so:

$$\sqrt{2n + 1} - \sqrt{2n} = (\sqrt{2n + 1} - \sqrt{2n}) \cdot \frac{\sqrt{2n + 1} + \sqrt{2n}}{\sqrt{2n + 1} + \sqrt{2n}}$$.

The top can then be simplified into 1...

7. Oct 16, 2004

### quasar987

Great!

Those were #1 a) and b) out of n) by the way. Wish me luck!

8. Oct 16, 2004

Is this from Courant's book?

9. Oct 16, 2004

### quasar987

No, it's from two Canadian people: Jaques Labelle and Armel Mercier.

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10. Oct 18, 2004

### quasar987

I'm using this somewhat dead thread to ask: What does QED means? D is probably for Demonstrated, but what about Q and E?

In french, it's CQFD, which translate into "That which had to be demonstrated."

11. Oct 18, 2004

### Tide

Close! It means "that which was to be shown" or "demonstrated."