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How can I prove that the following are happening: $lnBig(1+frac{1}{x}Big)=frac{1}{x}+oBig(frac{1}{x}Big)$?

Mathematics Asked by AndVld on November 24, 2021

How can I prove that the following are happening ($xtoinfty$): $lnBig(1+frac{1}{x}Big)=frac{1}{x}+oBig(frac{1}{x}Big)$ and $Big(1+frac{1}{x}Big)^{p}=1+frac{p}{x}+oBig(frac{1}{x}Big)$, where o is the notation for Little-o.
I thought it could be shown directly with the definition that 2 functions are asymptotically equivalent ($lim_{xto x_0}vertfrac{f(x)}{g(x)}vert$=0), but I’m not sure.

2 Answers

Among various choice of $x_0$, we assume $x_0=infty$ because otherwise your question is false.

Explicitly, we want to show $lim_{xrightarrowinfty}x(ln(1+frac{1}{x})-frac{1}{x})=0$.

Putting $y=frac{1}{x}$, it suffices to show $lim_{yrightarrow 0}frac{ln(1+y)}{y}=1$.

This can be written as $lim_{yrightarrow 0}frac{ln(1+y)-ln 1}{y-0}=1Leftrightarrow ln'(1)=1$ and we are done.

Answered by C.Park on November 24, 2021

Using Taylor's formula, you know that $$ log(1+y) = y + o(y), quad (y to 0) $$

Setting $y=1/x$ gives you

$$ logleft(1+frac 1xright) = frac 1x + oleft(frac 1xright), quad (xto +infty) $$

The same can be accomplished in the second example:

$$ (1+y)^p = 1 + p y + o(y) (textrm{ as }y to 0) Rightarrow left(1+frac 1xright)^p = 1+ frac px + oleft(frac 1x right) (textrm{ as } xto +infty) $$

Answered by PierreCarre on November 24, 2021

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