> Why are you surprised? limit(1/x^a,x,minf) or for that matter
> limit(1/x^a,x,inf) will be zero for /any/ a>0. In this case, a=83/100.
Sorry, my misunderstanding here. You are right, as well as maxima is.
Thank you for the reply,
Alex
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> On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 7:48 AM, alex <savthegood at gmail.com
> <mailto:savthegood at gmail.com>> wrote:
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> limit(1/x^(83/100),x,minf);
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