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I'm trying to compute this limit without the use of L'Hopital's rule:



$$lim_{x to 0^{+}} frac{4^{-1/x}+4^{1/x}}{4^{-1/x}-4^{1/x}}$$



I've been trying to multiply by the lcd and doing other creative stuff... anyone have any suggestions on theorems or techniques?






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    I'm trying to compute this limit without the use of L'Hopital's rule:



    $$lim_{x to 0^{+}} frac{4^{-1/x}+4^{1/x}}{4^{-1/x}-4^{1/x}}$$



    I've been trying to multiply by the lcd and doing other creative stuff... anyone have any suggestions on theorems or techniques?






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      I'm trying to compute this limit without the use of L'Hopital's rule:



      $$lim_{x to 0^{+}} frac{4^{-1/x}+4^{1/x}}{4^{-1/x}-4^{1/x}}$$



      I've been trying to multiply by the lcd and doing other creative stuff... anyone have any suggestions on theorems or techniques?






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      I'm trying to compute this limit without the use of L'Hopital's rule:



      $$lim_{x to 0^{+}} frac{4^{-1/x}+4^{1/x}}{4^{-1/x}-4^{1/x}}$$



      I've been trying to multiply by the lcd and doing other creative stuff... anyone have any suggestions on theorems or techniques?






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          Write the limit as
          $$
          lim_{xto 0+}frac{1+4^{-2/x}}{-1+4^{-2/x}}
          $$
          and use the fact that
          $$
          lim_{xto 0+}frac{-2}{x}=-infty.
          $$
          to find that the limit equals $-1$.






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            A substitution can be helpful, as it transforms the expression into a rational function:




            • Set $y=4^{frac{1}{x}}$ and consider $y to +infty$


            begin{eqnarray*} frac{4^{-1/x}+4^{1/x}}{4^{-1/x}-4^{1/x}}
            & stackrel{y=4^{frac{1}{x}}}{=} & frac{frac{1}{y}+y}{frac{1}{y}-y} \
            & = & frac{frac{1}{y^2}+1}{frac{1}{y^2}-1} \
            & stackrel{y to +infty}{longrightarrow} & frac{0+1}{0-1} = -1
            end{eqnarray*}






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              $$lim_{xto 0^+}dfrac{4^{-1/x}+4^{1/x}}{4^{-1/x}-4^{1/x}}=lim_{xto 0^+}dfrac{4^{-2/x}+1}{4^{-2/x}-1}$$



              Clearly as $xto 0^+$, $2/xto infty$. Since the power of $4$ is $-2/x$, it must go to $0$. Effectively we have $frac{0+1}{0-1}=-1$. Hence the required limit is $-1$.






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                Write the limit as
                $$
                lim_{xto 0+}frac{1+4^{-2/x}}{-1+4^{-2/x}}
                $$
                and use the fact that
                $$
                lim_{xto 0+}frac{-2}{x}=-infty.
                $$
                to find that the limit equals $-1$.






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                  Write the limit as
                  $$
                  lim_{xto 0+}frac{1+4^{-2/x}}{-1+4^{-2/x}}
                  $$
                  and use the fact that
                  $$
                  lim_{xto 0+}frac{-2}{x}=-infty.
                  $$
                  to find that the limit equals $-1$.






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                    Write the limit as
                    $$
                    lim_{xto 0+}frac{1+4^{-2/x}}{-1+4^{-2/x}}
                    $$
                    and use the fact that
                    $$
                    lim_{xto 0+}frac{-2}{x}=-infty.
                    $$
                    to find that the limit equals $-1$.






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                    Write the limit as
                    $$
                    lim_{xto 0+}frac{1+4^{-2/x}}{-1+4^{-2/x}}
                    $$
                    and use the fact that
                    $$
                    lim_{xto 0+}frac{-2}{x}=-infty.
                    $$
                    to find that the limit equals $-1$.







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                        A substitution can be helpful, as it transforms the expression into a rational function:




                        • Set $y=4^{frac{1}{x}}$ and consider $y to +infty$


                        begin{eqnarray*} frac{4^{-1/x}+4^{1/x}}{4^{-1/x}-4^{1/x}}
                        & stackrel{y=4^{frac{1}{x}}}{=} & frac{frac{1}{y}+y}{frac{1}{y}-y} \
                        & = & frac{frac{1}{y^2}+1}{frac{1}{y^2}-1} \
                        & stackrel{y to +infty}{longrightarrow} & frac{0+1}{0-1} = -1
                        end{eqnarray*}






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                          A substitution can be helpful, as it transforms the expression into a rational function:




                          • Set $y=4^{frac{1}{x}}$ and consider $y to +infty$


                          begin{eqnarray*} frac{4^{-1/x}+4^{1/x}}{4^{-1/x}-4^{1/x}}
                          & stackrel{y=4^{frac{1}{x}}}{=} & frac{frac{1}{y}+y}{frac{1}{y}-y} \
                          & = & frac{frac{1}{y^2}+1}{frac{1}{y^2}-1} \
                          & stackrel{y to +infty}{longrightarrow} & frac{0+1}{0-1} = -1
                          end{eqnarray*}






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                            $begingroup$

                            A substitution can be helpful, as it transforms the expression into a rational function:




                            • Set $y=4^{frac{1}{x}}$ and consider $y to +infty$


                            begin{eqnarray*} frac{4^{-1/x}+4^{1/x}}{4^{-1/x}-4^{1/x}}
                            & stackrel{y=4^{frac{1}{x}}}{=} & frac{frac{1}{y}+y}{frac{1}{y}-y} \
                            & = & frac{frac{1}{y^2}+1}{frac{1}{y^2}-1} \
                            & stackrel{y to +infty}{longrightarrow} & frac{0+1}{0-1} = -1
                            end{eqnarray*}






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                            A substitution can be helpful, as it transforms the expression into a rational function:




                            • Set $y=4^{frac{1}{x}}$ and consider $y to +infty$


                            begin{eqnarray*} frac{4^{-1/x}+4^{1/x}}{4^{-1/x}-4^{1/x}}
                            & stackrel{y=4^{frac{1}{x}}}{=} & frac{frac{1}{y}+y}{frac{1}{y}-y} \
                            & = & frac{frac{1}{y^2}+1}{frac{1}{y^2}-1} \
                            & stackrel{y to +infty}{longrightarrow} & frac{0+1}{0-1} = -1
                            end{eqnarray*}







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                                $$lim_{xto 0^+}dfrac{4^{-1/x}+4^{1/x}}{4^{-1/x}-4^{1/x}}=lim_{xto 0^+}dfrac{4^{-2/x}+1}{4^{-2/x}-1}$$



                                Clearly as $xto 0^+$, $2/xto infty$. Since the power of $4$ is $-2/x$, it must go to $0$. Effectively we have $frac{0+1}{0-1}=-1$. Hence the required limit is $-1$.






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                                  $$lim_{xto 0^+}dfrac{4^{-1/x}+4^{1/x}}{4^{-1/x}-4^{1/x}}=lim_{xto 0^+}dfrac{4^{-2/x}+1}{4^{-2/x}-1}$$



                                  Clearly as $xto 0^+$, $2/xto infty$. Since the power of $4$ is $-2/x$, it must go to $0$. Effectively we have $frac{0+1}{0-1}=-1$. Hence the required limit is $-1$.






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                                    $$lim_{xto 0^+}dfrac{4^{-1/x}+4^{1/x}}{4^{-1/x}-4^{1/x}}=lim_{xto 0^+}dfrac{4^{-2/x}+1}{4^{-2/x}-1}$$



                                    Clearly as $xto 0^+$, $2/xto infty$. Since the power of $4$ is $-2/x$, it must go to $0$. Effectively we have $frac{0+1}{0-1}=-1$. Hence the required limit is $-1$.






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                                    $$lim_{xto 0^+}dfrac{4^{-1/x}+4^{1/x}}{4^{-1/x}-4^{1/x}}=lim_{xto 0^+}dfrac{4^{-2/x}+1}{4^{-2/x}-1}$$



                                    Clearly as $xto 0^+$, $2/xto infty$. Since the power of $4$ is $-2/x$, it must go to $0$. Effectively we have $frac{0+1}{0-1}=-1$. Hence the required limit is $-1$.







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