Limit of \( \displaystyle \frac{27 x^{2} + 1}{9 x^{2} - 4} \) as \( x \to \infty \)
Problem 1.104 · medium
Evaluate \( \displaystyle \lim_{x \to \infty} \frac{27 x^{2} + 1}{9 x^{2} - 4} \).
- \[ \lim_{x \to \infty}\left(\frac{27 x^{2} + 1}{9 x^{2} - 4}\right) \]limit algebraStart with the limit definition. Divide numerator and denominator by x**2.✓ Proved
- \[ = \lim_{x \to \infty}\left(\frac{27 + \frac{1}{x^{2}}}{9 - \frac{4}{x^{2}}}\right) \]algebraSimplify the fractions.✓ Proved
- \[ = \lim_{x \to \infty} 3 \]limit simplifyEvaluate the limit of each term as x approaches infinity. Simplify the fraction.✓ Proved
- \[ = 3 \]simplifyFinal result.✓ Proved
Answer \( 3 \)
✓ Nihil obstat Every line of this solution was proved by the computer algebra system SymPy. The answer was also checked a second way, without looking at the solution. Reviewers found nothing wrong with the explanation.
The full receipt
| Line | Status | Checked by | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | line 1 is the problem as stated |
| 2 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 undefined where 9*x**2 - 4 = 0 |
| 3 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 undefined where 9*x**2 - 4 = 0 undefined where 9 - 4/x**2 = 0 undefined where x = 0 |
| 4 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 undefined where 9 - 4/x**2 = 0 undefined where x = 0 |
| 5 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| 6 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| answer | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | final line against the stated answer: simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| answer, a second way | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | SymPy took the limit from both sides and got the stated value |
Reviewers
gpt-oss:20b: passqwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass
Every verdict on record (4)
qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-03gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-03qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-03gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-03
Proved: SymPy reduced the difference between the two sides to zero. Checked independently: a separate
method, named above, confirmed it. Checked numerically: the two sides agree at every sampled point, which is evidence,
not proof. Reviewed: a model or a person read it; that is all a sentence can have. Solution by
gemma4:26b, checked 2026-10-03 with SymPy 1.14.0.