How to calculate the convergence point for exponential function?

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Homework Statement



I need to calculate the point of divergence for this exponential function :

F(x)= 5.282 * exp ( -0.01726 * x )

may you help me in finding the method to solve such problems ?

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?? In the title you say "convergence point" and in the text you say "point of divergence"? Converge as x goes to what value? If you are asking about the limit as x goes to infinity, that should be easy. "Ae^{-bx}" is the same as A/e^{bx}. No matter how small b is, as x goes to infinity, so does bx. And what happens to e^{bx} as bx goes to infinity?
 
I am sorry .. I meant in the thread text "Convergence" not "Divergence"

I got the point.

this function was fitting to some experimental data (Coercive force vs Temperature).

now I have another question .. which of the following functions Converges :

1- Root square function x^0.5
2- 1/x
3- x^-0.5

if they converge .. how do we calculate their convergence point ?
 
There are two things I don't understand about this problem. First, when finding the nth root of a number, there should in theory be n solutions. However, the formula produces n+1 roots. Here is how. The first root is simply ##\left(r\right)^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}##. Then you multiply this first root by n additional expressions given by the formula, as you go through k=0,1,...n-1. So you end up with n+1 roots, which cannot be correct. Let me illustrate what I mean. For this...
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