Proving Limits with Le'Hopital's Rule

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The discussion focuses on applying Le'Hopital's Rule to prove that if \( \lim_{x \to \infty} (af(x) + 2x^{1/2}f'(x)) = L \), then \( \lim_{x \to \infty} f(x) = \frac{L}{a} \). The user Tal expresses confusion regarding the differentiability of \( f' \) and the conditions required for Le'Hopital's Rule. Key points include the need to show that \( \lim_{x \to \infty} 2x^{1/2}f'(x) = 0 \) and the intuitive belief that if a function converges, its derivative converges to zero, although this requires formal proof.

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Homework Statement


Use the Le'Hopitals rule to prove the following. Let F be differentiable on (0, infinity) and a> 0. If
[tex]\lim_{x-> \infty} (af(x)+2x^{1/2}f'(x)) =L[/tex] then [tex]lim_{x-> \infty}f(x)= \frac{L}{a}[/tex]

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It seems to me that what I need to prove is that
[tex]lim _{x-> \infty} 2x^{1/2}f'(x)) =0[/tex] I'm pretty lost as to how to go about it,
I've tried to define a function [tex]g(x) = \frac{f(x)}{sqrt(x)}[/tex] but that didn't help.
My problem are that:
1. I don't know if f' is differentiable or not.
2. if f converges to L/a then it doesn't satisfy the requirments of the Le'Hopital rule.
3. I'm inclined to say that if a function converges then it's derivative converges to 0. This seems intuitive but I'm not sure how to prove it.

Thanks for the help
Tal

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You're probably not going to get any useful responses until you fix all the typos in your post so that it makes sense. In particular, exactly what has a limit of 0 as x goes to infinity?

Also, use a backslash before "lim" and "sqrt" in your LaTeX to get those elements to appear correctly, e.g. \lim_{x\rightarrow\infty} and \sqrt{x}.
 
Hey Vela,
Thanks for pointing that out, i hope its clearer now. I added the slash before lim but it didnt change much.
Thanks
Tal
 

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