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What a difference two roots make ! (Posted on 2008-05-24) Difficulty: 2 of 5
Evaluate:

Limit ( (√(y + √(y + √y))) - √y)
y → ∞

See The Solution Submitted by K Sengupta    
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Solution Solution | Comment 1 of 5

I found it convenient to use y = 1/u^2. Then

f(y) = sqr ( 1/u^2 + sqr (1/u^2 + 1/u) ) - 1/u

= 1/u [ sqr (1 + sqr (u^2 + u^3) )  - 1 ]  as  u goes to 0 we can expand

sqr (1 + sqr( u^2 + u^3 ) ) -> 1 + sqr(u^2 + u^3)/2 -> 1 + u/2. So

f(y) -> 1/2

Edited on May 24, 2008, 1:33 pm
  Posted by FrankM on 2008-05-24 13:29:49

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