Two indeterminate limits via L'Hopital
Question
Evaluate (a) and (b) .
Short answer
(a) ; (b) . (a) Apply L'Hopital twice: . (b) Rewrite as ; one application gives .
Adapted from Zhou, A Practical Guide to Quantitative Finance Interviews, sec. 3.1 Limits and Derivatives, 'L'Hospital's rule', p.35; question and answer rewritten by SelfMadeQuant.com.
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