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Difference between following sqrts

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Hello everyone

 

I was wondering if there was a proof for this theorem:

 

Be [math]\Delta x = \sqrt{x}-\sqrt{x-1}[/math]

then [math]\lim_{x\to\infty}{\Delta x}=0[/math]

 

Thanks!


Oh wait... Would this be a plausible proof:

 

[math]\lim_{x\to\infty}{\left(\sqrt{x}-\sqrt{x-1}\right)}[/math]

[math]=\lim_{x\to\infty}{\left[\frac{\left(\sqrt{x}-\sqrt{x-1}\right)\left(\sqrt{x}+\sqrt{x-1}\right)}{\sqrt{x}+\sqrt{x-1}}\right]}[/math]

[math]=\lim_{x\to\infty}{\left[\frac{x-(x-1)}{\sqrt{x}+\sqrt{x-1}}\right]}[/math]

[math]=\lim_{x\to\infty}{\left[\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}+\sqrt{x-1}}\right]}\left(=\frac{1}{\infty}\right)=0[/math]

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