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Find the limit as 
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lim_(x rarr-oo)(sqrt(16x^(6)-x^(2)))/(6x^(3)+x^(2))=

Find the limit as x x approaches negative infinity.\newlinelimx16x6x26x3+x2= \lim _{x \rightarrow-\infty} \frac{\sqrt{16 x^{6}-x^{2}}}{6 x^{3}+x^{2}}=

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Q. Find the limit as x x approaches negative infinity.\newlinelimx16x6x26x3+x2= \lim _{x \rightarrow-\infty} \frac{\sqrt{16 x^{6}-x^{2}}}{6 x^{3}+x^{2}}=
  1. Identify highest power of x: Identify the highest power of xx in the numerator and the denominator.\newlineThe highest power of xx in the numerator is x6x^6 (from the term 16x616x^6), and the highest power of xx in the denominator is x3x^3 (from the term 6x36x^3).
  2. Divide by highest power: Divide every term by x3x^3, the highest power of xx in the denominator.\newlineWe get (16x6x3x2x3)/(6x3x3+x2x3)=(16x31x)/(6+1x)(\sqrt{\frac{16x^6}{x^3} - \frac{x^2}{x^3}})/(\frac{6x^3}{x^3} + \frac{x^2}{x^3}) = (\sqrt{16x^3 - \frac{1}{x}})/(6 + \frac{1}{x}).
  3. Simplify expression inside square root: Simplify the expression inside the square root.\newlineSince xx is approaching negative infinity, 1x\frac{1}{x} approaches 00. Therefore, the term 1x-\frac{1}{x} inside the square root becomes negligible, and we can approximate the expression as 16x36+1x\frac{\sqrt{16x^3}}{6 + \frac{1}{x}}.
  4. Simplify square root: Simplify the square root.\newlineThe square root of 16x316x^3 is 4x324x^{\frac{3}{2}}. So the expression simplifies to 4x326+1x\frac{4x^{\frac{3}{2}}}{6 + \frac{1}{x}}.
  5. Approach negative infinity: As xx approaches negative infinity, 1x\frac{1}{x} approaches 00. The term 1x\frac{1}{x} in the denominator becomes negligible, so the expression simplifies to 4x(3/2)6\frac{4x^{(3/2)}}{6}.
  6. Further simplify expression: Simplify the expression further.\newlineSince x(3/2)x^{(3/2)} is the same as (x3)(1/2)(x^3)^{(1/2)}, we can rewrite the expression as 46x(3/2)\frac{4}{6x^{(3/2)}}.

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