Recognize base and function: Recognize that the limit involves the natural logarithm function and the constant e, which is the base of the natural logarithm.
Rewrite using logarithm properties: Rewrite the expression inside the limit using the properties of logarithms: ln(a)−ln(b)=ln(ba).
Apply property to expression: Apply the property to the expression: (3ln(e+h)−3ln(e))/h=3ln((e+h)/e)/h.
Simplify expression inside ln: Simplify the expression inside the ln function: (e+h)/e=1+h/e.
Apply L'Hôpital's Rule: Now the expression is 3ln(1+eh)/h.
Derivative of numerator: Recognize that this is a standard limit form that can be solved using L'Hôpital's Rule, since it's in the 00 indeterminate form as h approaches 0.
Derivative of denominator: Apply L'Hôpital's Rule by taking the derivative of the numerator and the derivative of the denominator with respect to h.
Simplify using derivatives: The derivative of the numerator 3ln(1+eh) with respect to h is 1+eh3⋅e1 by the chain rule.
Take limit as h approaches 0: The derivative of the denominator h with respect to h is 1.
Take limit as h approaches 0: The derivative of the denominator h with respect to h is 1.Now the limit is (1+eh)3×e1/1, which simplifies to e+h3.
Take limit as h approaches 0: The derivative of the denominator h with respect to h is 1.Now the limit is (1+eh)3⋅e1/1, which simplifies to e+h3.Take the limit as h approaches 0, the expression becomes e3.
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