Question
Find the limit of the progression
\lim\limits_{n\to \infty} \sqrt{n^2+n}-n
Find the limit of the progression
\lim\limits_{n\to \infty} \sqrt{n^2+n}-n
Neither \sqrt{n^2+n} nor n converges so it's necessary to transform the expression to the form on which we can apply algebra of limits.
\sqrt{n^2+n}-n
=(\sqrt{n^2+n}-n)\cdotp \dfrac{\sqrt{n^2+n}+n }{\sqrt{n^2+n} +n}
=\dfrac{(\sqrt{n^2+n})^2-n^2}{\sqrt{n^2+n} +n} \\Using the difference of squares formula
=\dfrac{n}{\sqrt{n^2+n} +n}
=\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{1+\dfrac{1}{n} }+1 } \\divide through by n
Therefore
\lim\limits_{n\to \infty} \sqrt{n^2+n}-n
= \lim\limits_{n\to \infty} \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{1+\dfrac{1}{n} }+1 }
=\dfrac{1}{2}