Prove that.  lim(x→∞) (ln(x)/x^p) = 0   For any number p > 0. This shows that the logarithmic function approaches ∞ more slowly than any power of x

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Prove that. 

lim(x→∞) (ln(x)/x^p) = 0


  For any number p > 0. This shows that the logarithmic function approaches ∞ more slowly than any power of x.

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