Lebeque dominated convergence thm

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The discussion centers on the application of the Dominated Convergence Theorem to evaluate the limit of the integral Lim n->∞∫sin(x/n)/(1+x/n)^n dx from 0 to infinity. The user correctly identifies that sin(x/n)/(1+x/n)^n is bounded above by e^-x, allowing for the theorem's application. As n approaches infinity, sin(x/n) converges to zero, leading to the conclusion that the limit of the integral is indeed 0. The solution is validated by peers in the discussion.

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i got this question in my test i have solved it like this
Lim n->∞∫sin(x/n)/(1+x/n)^ndx integral from 0 to infinity and sin(x/n)/(1+x/n)^n<=e^-x as sin(x/n)<=1 and (1+x/n)^n tends to e^x so we can apply dominated convergence thm as all fn(x) will be less than e^-x so taking limit inside as sin(x/n) tends to zero as n tends to infinity so answer should be 0 well I have not written detailed steps but if my questions is not clear please say it
Is this correct or else how we have to solve it
 
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