Lim inf/sup question

i need to find the sup and the inf of

$f(x)=1/(1+(ln x)^2 )$

i can find the limit for the function for + infinity
and - infinity

but what to do next?
the sup is the least upper bound
the limit for +infinity is not SUP
??

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HallsofIvy
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I assume you mean sup and inf of the range of that function. You seem to be thinking that the limit as x goes to infinity SHOULD be the sup and there is no reason for that. As x goes to either infinity or negative infinity f(x) goes to 0. Since f is never negative, 0 is the inf (greatest lower bound) of the range of f. Since the denominator is always larger than or equal to the numerator, f is never larger than 1- but f(1)= 1 so sup (least upper bound) of the range of f is 1.

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thanks

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Halls, I think you have a typo here:
...but f(0)= 1 so sup (least upper bound) of the range of f is 1.
because of the $$\ln x$$ term, $$f(0)$$ is undefined. I believe you meant to
type

$$f(1) = 1$$

HallsofIvy
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Thanks statdad. I have edited so I can pretend I never made that mistake!