Functions Question 261

Question: $ \underset{n\to \infty }{\mathop{\lim }}{{( \frac{n^{2}-n+1}{n^{2}-n-1} )}^{n(n-1)}}= $

[AMU 2002]

Options:

A) e

B) $ e^{2} $

C) $ {e^{-1}} $

D) 1

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

$ \underset{n\to \infty }{\mathop{\lim }},{{( \frac{n^{2}-n+1}{n^{2}-n-1} )}^{n(n-1)}}=\underset{n\to \infty }{\mathop{\lim }},{{( \frac{n(n-1)+1}{n(n-1)-1} )}^{n(n-1)}} $ $ =\underset{n\to \infty }{\mathop{\lim }},\frac{{{( 1+\frac{1}{n(n-1)} )}^{n(n-1)}}}{{{( 1-\frac{1}{n(n-1)} )}^{n(n-1)}}} $ $ =\frac{e}{{e^{-1}}}=e^{2} $ .