Prove using the #epsilon-delta# method that #lim_(n->oo) (2n^2+1)/(7n^2+n+5) = 2/7# ?

1 Answer
May 15, 2018

Consider the difference:

#abs( (2n^2+1)/(7n^2+n+5) -2/7) = abs ( (14n^2+7-14n^2-2n-10)/(49n^2+7n+35))#

#abs( (2n^2+1)/(7n^2+n+5) -2/7) =(2n+3)/(49n^2+7n+35)#

#abs( (2n^2+1)/(7n^2+n+5) -2/7) =(2/n+3/n^2)/(49+7/n+35/n^2)#

As the denominator is always greater than #49#:

#abs( (2n^2+1)/(7n^2+n+5) -2/7) <=1/49(2/n+3/n^2)#

and as: #n^2 >=n#:

#abs( (2n^2+1)/(7n^2+n+5) -2/7) <=5/49*1/n#

Given any #epsilon >0# choose then #N_epsilon > 5/(49epsilon)#, then, for #n >N_epsilon#

#abs( (2n^2+1)/(7n^2+n+5) -2/7) <=5/49*1/n < 5/49*1/N_epsilon < 5/49 *(49epsilon)/5 = epsilon#

In other words:

#AA epsilon > 0, EE N_epsilon: n> N_epsilon => abs( (2n^2+1)/(7n^2+n+5) -2/7) < epsilon#

which proves the limit.