Functions Question 288

Question: $ \underset{x\to \infty }{\mathop{\lim }},{{( 1-\frac{4}{x-1} )}^{3x-1}}= $

[Karnataka CET 2004]

Options:

A) $ e^{12} $

B) $ {e^{-12}} $

C) $ e^{4} $

D) $ e^{3} $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

$ \underset{x\to \infty }{\mathop{\lim }},{{( 1-\frac{4}{x-1} )}^{3x-1}}=\underset{x\to \infty }{\mathop{\lim }},{{[ {{( 1+\frac{(-4)}{x-1} )}^{( \frac{x-1}{-4} )}} ]}^{( \frac{-4}{x-1} )(3x-1)}} $ $ ={e^{\underset{x\to \infty }{\mathop{\lim }},[ \frac{-4( 3-\frac{1}{x} )}{( 1-\frac{1}{x} )} ]}}={e^{-12}} $ .