What is the limit as x approaches negative infinity for x + sqrt(x^2+3)?

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Homework Statement



limit as x-> -oo of x+(x^2+3)^(1/2) (square root)

Homework Equations



n/a

The Attempt at a Solution



i first multiplied the top and bottom (which is just 1) by the conjugate to get:

-3
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[x - (x^2+3)^(1/2)]

then i divided by x on top and bottom to get:

-3/x
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[x/x - (1 + 3/x2)^(1/2)]

but now what do i do? the top goes to 0 but the bottom also goes to 0 (because its 1 - (1+0)^(1/2)). but the answer is suppose to be 0.

0/0 isn't 0. can someone point me in the right direction? thanks.
 
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\lim_{x\rightarrow -\infty} x+\sqrt{x^{2}+3} =\lim_{x\rightarrow \infty}<br /> \sqrt{x^{2}+3}-x

After multiplying by the conjugate expression you're facing the limit

\lim_{x\rightarrow \infty} \frac{3}{\sqrt{x^{2}+3}+x}

which is trivial.

Daniel.
 
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