How do I evaluate this limit:
$$\lim_{x\to\infty}\left(\sqrt{\frac{x^3}{x+2}}-x\right)$$
I tried to evaluate this using rationalizing the denominator, numerator and L'Hospital rule for nearly an hour with no success.
Answer
Rationalizing, observe that:
\begin{align*}
\lim_{x\to\infty}\left(\sqrt{\frac{x^3}{x+2}}-x\right)
&= \lim_{x\to\infty}\left(\sqrt{\frac{x^3}{x+2}}-x\right)\left(\dfrac{\sqrt{\dfrac{x^3}{x+2}} + x}{\sqrt{\dfrac{x^3}{x+2}} + x}\right) \\
&= \lim_{x\to\infty} \dfrac{\dfrac{x^3}{x+2} - x^2}{\sqrt{\dfrac{x^3}{x+2}} + x} \\
&= \lim_{x\to\infty} \dfrac{\dfrac{-2x^2}{x+2}}{\sqrt{\dfrac{x^3}{x+2}} + x} \cdot \frac{\dfrac{1}{x}}{\dfrac{1}{x}}\\
&= \dfrac{\lim\limits_{x\to\infty} \dfrac{-2x}{x+2}}{\lim\limits_{x\to\infty} \left(\sqrt{\dfrac{x}{x+2}} + 1\right)}\\
&= \frac{-2}{\sqrt{1}+1} \\
&= -1
\end{align*}
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