Question #64534

Q: If a>0, b>0, show that lim(√((n+a)(n+b))-n)=(a+b)/2

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If a>0,b>0a > 0, b > 0, show that limn((n+a)(n+b)n)=a+b2\lim_{n \to \infty} \left( \sqrt{(n + a)(n + b)} - n \right) = \frac{a + b}{2}.

Solution

Method 1


limn((n+a)(n+b)n)=limn(n+a)(n+b)n(n+a)(n+b)+n((n+a)(n+b)+n)=limn(n+a)(n+b)n2(n+a)(n+b)+n==limnn2+bn+an+abn2(n+a)(n+b)+n=limn(a+b)n+ab(n+a)(n+b)+n==limnn((a+b)+abn)n((1+an)(1+bn)+1)==limn(a+b)+abn(1+an)(1+bn)+1==limn((a+b)+abn)limn((1+an)(1+bn)+1)=(a+b)+0(1+0)(1+0)+1=a+b1+1=a+b2.\begin{aligned} \lim_{n \to \infty} \left( \sqrt{(n + a)(n + b)} - n \right) &= \lim_{n \to \infty} \frac{ \sqrt{(n + a)(n + b)} - n }{ \sqrt{(n + a)(n + b)} + n } \\ &\quad \cdot \left( \sqrt{(n + a)(n + b)} + n \right) = \lim_{n \to \infty} \frac{(n + a)(n + b) - n^2 }{ \sqrt{(n + a)(n + b)} + n } = \\ &= \lim_{n \to \infty} \frac{ n^2 + bn + an + ab - n^2 }{ \sqrt{(n + a)(n + b)} + n } = \lim_{n \to \infty} \frac{ (a + b)n + ab }{ \sqrt{(n + a)(n + b)} + n } = \\ &= \lim_{n \to \infty} \frac{ n \left( (a + b) + \frac{ab}{n} \right) }{ n \left( \sqrt{(1 + \frac{a}{n})(1 + \frac{b}{n})} + 1 \right) } = \\ &= \lim_{n \to \infty} \frac{ (a + b) + \frac{ab}{n} }{ \sqrt{(1 + \frac{a}{n})(1 + \frac{b}{n})} + 1 } = \\ &= \frac{ \lim_{n \to \infty} \left( (a + b) + \frac{ab}{n} \right) }{ \lim_{n \to \infty} \left( \sqrt{(1 + \frac{a}{n})(1 + \frac{b}{n})} + 1 \right) } = \frac{ (a + b) + 0 }{ \sqrt{(1 + 0)(1 + 0)} + 1 } = \frac{a + b}{1 + 1} = \frac{a + b}{2}. \end{aligned}


QED

Method 2

Transforming the expression (n+a)(n+b)n\sqrt{(n + a)(n + b)} - n we obtain


(n+a)(n+b)n=n2+n(a+b)+abn=n2(1+a+bn+abn2)n=n1+a+bn+abn2n=n(1+a+bn+abn21).\sqrt{(n + a)(n + b)} - n = \sqrt{n^2 + n(a + b) + ab} - n = \sqrt{n^2 \left(1 + \frac{a + b}{n} + \frac{ab}{n^2}\right)} - n = n \sqrt{1 + \frac{a + b}{n} + \frac{ab}{n^2}} - n = n \left(\sqrt{1 + \frac{a + b}{n} + \frac{ab}{n^2}} - 1\right).


Since (1+α(n))β1βα(n)\left(1 + \alpha(n)\right)^{\beta} - 1 \sim \beta \cdot \alpha(n) where limnα(n)=0\lim_{n \to \infty} \alpha(n) = 0, we have:


limn((n+a)(n+b)n)=limnn(1+a+bn+abn21)=limnn12(a+bn+abn2)=limn(a+b2+ab2n)=a+b2+0=a+b2.\lim_{n \to \infty} \left(\sqrt{(n + a)(n + b)} - n\right) = \lim_{n \to \infty} n \left(\sqrt{1 + \frac{a + b}{n} + \frac{ab}{n^2}} - 1\right) = \lim_{n \to \infty} n \cdot \frac{1}{2} \cdot \left(\frac{a + b}{n} + \frac{ab}{n^2}\right) = \lim_{n \to \infty} \left(\frac{a + b}{2} + \frac{ab}{2n}\right) = \frac{a + b}{2} + 0 = \frac{a + b}{2}.


QED.

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