Suppose the following limit is given:
where and are positive integers which are relatively prime. Find .
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[THOUGHT] We need to evaluate the limit: [ L = \lim_{n\to\infty} \int_{0}^{n} \left(1+\frac{205}{69n}x\right)^{-69n} e^{-\frac{6}{7}x} , dx. ]
First, note that as ( n \to \infty ), the integrand resembles an exponential form. Let's rewrite: [ \left(1+\frac{205}{69n}x\right)^{-69n} = \exp\left( -69n \ln\left(1+\frac{205}{69n}x\right) \right). ] For large ( n ), ( \frac{205}{69n}x ) is small. Use the expansion: [ \ln(1+y) = y - \frac{y^2}{2} + O(y^3), \quad y = \frac{205}{69n}x. ] Then: [ -69n \ln\left(1+\frac{205}{69n}x\right) = -69n \left( \frac{205}{69n}x - \frac{1}{2} \left( \frac{205}{69n}x \right)^2 + O\left(\frac{1}{n^2}\right) \right) ] [ = -205x + \frac{205^2}{2\cdot 69n} x^2 + O\left(\frac{1}{n}\right). ] Thus: [ \left(1+\frac{205}{69n}x\right)^{-69n} \approx e^{-205x} \cdot \exp\left( \frac{205^2}{2\cdot 69n} x^2 + O\left(\frac{1}{n}\right) \right). ] As ( n \to \infty ), the second exponential tends to 1 for any fixed ( x ). However, the upper limit of integration is ( n ), which goes to infinity, so we must be careful about large ( x ). But for large ( x ) relative to ( n ), the base ( 1 + \frac{205}{69n}x ) becomes large, and the exponent ( -69n ) makes it decay quickly. Actually, the integrand decays faster than exponential in ( x ) for fixed ( n ). But we need to check if there is any issue with the limit as ( n \to \infty ) and ( x \in [0, n] ).
Alternatively, we can change variable: let ( t = \frac{x}{n} ), so ( x = nt ), ( dx = n, dt ), and ( t \in [0,1] ). Then: [ L = \lim_{n\to\infty} \int_{0}^{1} \left(1+\frac{205}{69n} \cdot nt\right)^{-69n} e^{-\frac{6}{7} nt} \cdot n , dt ] [ = \lim_{n\to\infty} n \int_{0}^{1} \left(1+\frac{205}{69}t\right)^{-69n} e^{-\frac{6}{7} n t} , dt. ]
Now, note: [ \left(1+\frac{205}{69}t\right)^{-69n} = \exp\left( -69n \ln\left(1+\frac{205}{69}t\right) \right). ] So the integrand becomes: [ n \exp\left( -69n \ln\left(1+\frac{205}{69}t\right) - \frac{6}{7} n t \right). ]
Define: [ f(t) = -69 \ln\left(1+\frac{205}{69}t\right) - \frac{6}{7} t. ] Then: [ L = \lim_{n\to\infty} n \int_{0}^{1} e^{n f(t)} , dt. ]
This is Laplace's method: for large ( n ), the integral is dominated by the maximum of ( f(t) ) on ( [0,1] ). But there is a factor ( n ) outside. Actually, the standard Laplace form for ( \int e^{n g(t)} dt ) with ( g ) having a maximum at an interior point gives ( \sqrt{\frac{2\pi}{n |g''(t_0)|}} e^{n g(t_0)} ). But here we have an extra ( n ) factor, so ( n \times \frac{1}{\sqrt{n}} = \sqrt{n} ) times constant. That would diverge unless the maximum occurs at the endpoint ( t=0 ) or ( t=1 ) where boundary contributions are different.
Let's examine ( f(t) ). Compute derivative: [ f'(t) = -69 \cdot \frac{ \frac{205}{69} }{1+\frac{205}{69}t} - \frac{6}{7} = -\frac{205}{1+\frac{205}{69}t} - \frac{6}{7}. ] Set ( f'(t) = 0 ): [ -\frac{205}{1+\frac{205}{69}t} = \frac{6}{7} \implies \frac{205}{1+\frac{205}{69}t} = -\frac{6}{7}. ] But the left side is positive for ( t \ge 0 ), so there is no solution. So ( f'(t) < 0 ) for all ( t \ge 0 ). Thus ( f(t) ) is strictly decreasing on ( [0,1] ). Maximum at ( t=0 ): ( f(0) = -69 \ln(1) - 0 = 0 ). So ( f(t) \le 0 ), with maximum 0 at ( t=0 ).
Laplace's method for an endpoint maximum: if ( f(0)=0 ) and ( f'(0) < 0 ), then near ( t=0 ), ( f(t) \approx f(0) + f'(0) t = f'(0) t ). Here ( f'(0) = -205 - \frac{6}{7} = -\left(205 + \frac{6}{7}\right) = -\frac{1435}{7} - \frac{6}{7} = -\frac{1441}{7} ). Wait, compute carefully:
( f'(0) = -\frac{205}{1+0} - \frac{6}{7} = -205 - \frac{6}{7} = -\frac{1435}{7} - \frac{6}{7} = -\frac{1441}{7} ).
So near ( t=0 ), ( e^{n f(t)} \approx e^{n (-\frac{1441}{7} t)} ).
Then: [ n \int_{0}^{1} e^{n f(t)} dt \approx n \int_{0}^{\infty} e^{-n \frac{1441}{7} t} dt = n \cdot \frac{7}{1441 n} = \frac{7}{1441}. ] But we must check if the approximation is valid (i.e., higher order terms negligible). Since ( f(t) ) is smooth and negative for ( t>0 ), the integral converges to a constant as ( n \to \infty ). So ( L = \frac{7}{1441} ).
But we must verify carefully. Actually, the Laplace method for an endpoint maximum with ( f'(0) < 0 ) gives: [ \int_{0}^{\infty} e^{n f(t)} dt \sim \frac{1}{n |f'(0)|} \quad \text{as } n \to \infty. ] Then ( n \times \frac{1}{n |f'(0)|} = \frac{1}{|f'(0)|} ). Here ( |f'(0)| = 205 + \frac{6}{7} = \frac{1441}{7} ). So ( L = \frac{1}{1441/7} = \frac{7}{1441} ).
Thus ( p = 7, q = 1441 ), and ( p^2 q = 49 \times 1441 = 70609 ). But we must check gcd(7,1441)=1? 1441 factors: 1441/11 = 131? 11131=1441 indeed. So 1441=11131. 7 is prime, not dividing 1441, so gcd=1. So ( p^2 q = 49 \times 1441 = 70609 ).
But we should verify numerically with a large ( n ) to ensure the limit indeed approaches ( 7/1441 ). Let's write Python code to compute the integral for large ( n ) (e.g., n=10000) and see if it's close to ( 7/1441 ).
We'll compute the integral numerically using numerical integration (scipy.integrate.quad) for large n.
[PYTHON] import numpy as np from scipy.integrate import quad
def integrand(x, n): # integrand: (1 + (205/(69n))x)**(-69n) * exp(-(6/7)x) base = 1 + (205/(69n)) * x return base**(-69n) * np.exp(-(6/7)*x)
n = 10000
integrate from 0 to n
result, error = quad(integrand, 0, n, args=(n,)) print("n =", n) print("Integral value =", result) print("Predicted limit = 7/1441 =", 7/1441) print("Difference =", result - 7/1441) print("Relative error =", (result - 7/1441)/(7/1441)) [/PYTHON]
[THOUGHT] The numerical integration gave 0 for n=10000, which is clearly wrong. The issue is likely numerical underflow: for large n, the factor (1 + (205/(69n))x)^(-69n) is extremely small for x > 0, causing underflow to 0. We need to transform the integral to avoid underflow.
Recall our earlier substitution: let ( t = x/n ), ( x = nt ), ( dx = n, dt ). Then: [ L = \lim_{n\to\infty} n \int_{0}^{1} \left(1+\frac{205}{69}t\right)^{-69n} e^{-\frac{6}{7} n t} , dt. ] Write as: [ L = \lim_{n\to\infty} n \int_{0}^{1} \exp\left( -69n \ln\left(1+\frac{205}{69}t\right) - \frac{6}{7} n t \right) dt. ] Define ( f(t) = -69 \ln\left(1+\frac{205}{69}t\right) - \frac{6}{7} t ). Then ( L = \lim_{n\to\infty} n \int_{0}^{1} e^{n f(t)} dt ).
We can compute this limit analytically using Laplace's method. Since ( f(t) ) is decreasing and maximum at ( t=0 ) with ( f(0)=0 ) and ( f'(0) = -\frac{1441}{7} ), we have: [ n \int_{0}^{1} e^{n f(t)} dt \sim n \int_{0}^{\infty} e^{n f'(0) t} dt = n \cdot \frac{1}{-n f'(0)} = \frac{1}{-f'(0)} = \frac{7}{1441}. ] But we need to verify with numerical integration after applying a transformation to avoid underflow. For large n, we can approximate ( f(t) ) near 0: ( f(t) \approx f'(0) t ). However, the integral from 0 to 1 is dominated by a small region near 0. We can compute the integral numerically by integrating the approximation for small t, but better: we can compute the exact integral in closed form? Let's try to compute the original integral analytically.
Original integral: ( I_n = \int_{0}^{n} \left(1+\frac{205}{69n}x\right)^{-69n} e^{-\frac{6}{7}x} dx ).
Let ( u = \frac{205}{69n} x ), then ( x = \frac{69n}{205} u ), ( dx = \frac{69n}{205} du ). Upper limit: ( x=n ) gives ( u = \frac{205}{69n} \cdot n = \frac{205}{69} ). So: [ I_n = \frac{69n}{205} \int_{0}^{205/69} (1+u)^{-69n} e^{-\frac{6}{7} \cdot \frac{69n}{205} u} du. ] That is: [ I_n = \frac{69n}{205} \int_{0}^{205/69} e^{-69n \ln(1+u) - \frac{414n}{1435} u} du, ] since ( \frac{6}{7} \cdot \frac{69n}{205} = \frac{414n}{1435} ). Wait, 205*7 = 1435. Yes.
Now, define ( g(u) = -69 \ln(1+u) - \frac{414}{1435} u ). Then ( I_n = \frac{69n}{205} \int_{0}^{205/69} e^{n g(u)} du ).
Again, ( g(u) ) is maximum at u=0: ( g(0)=0 ). Derivative: ( g'(u) = -\frac{69}{1+u} - \frac{414}{1435} ). At u=0: ( g'(0) = -69 - \frac{414}{1435} ). Compute ( \frac{414}{1435} ) simplify: divide numerator and denominator by 39? 414/39=10.615? Not integer. Actually, 414=23323, 1435=57*41. So no common factor. So ( g'(0) = -\left(69 + \frac{414}{1435}\right) ). But earlier we had ( f'(0) = -205 - 6/7 ). Are these consistent? They should be because of the substitution. Let's check: ( f(t) = -69 \ln(1+\frac{205}{69}t) - \frac{6}{7} t ). Then ( f'(t) = -\frac{205}{1+\frac{205}{69}t} - \frac{6}{7} ). At t=0: ( f'(0) = -205 - 6/7 = -\frac{1441}{7} ). Now, ( g(u) = -69 \ln(1+u) - \frac{414}{1435} u ). But note ( \frac{414}{1435} = \frac{69 \cdot 6}{205 \cdot 7} = \frac{414}{1435} ). Indeed, ( \frac{6}{7} \cdot \frac{69}{205} = \frac{414}{1435} ). So ( g(u) = -69 \ln(1+u) - \frac{69 \cdot 6}{205 \cdot 7} u ). But earlier we had ( f(t) ) with ( t = \frac{u}{n} )? Wait, substitution: ( u = \frac{205}{69n} x ), so ( x = \frac{69n}{205} u ), and ( t = x/n = \frac{69}{205} u ). Then ( f(t) = -69 \ln(1+\frac{205}{69}t) - \frac{6}{7} t = -69 \ln(1+u) - \frac{6}{7} \cdot \frac{69}{205} u = -69 \ln(1+u) - \frac{414}{1435} u = g(u) ). So indeed ( g(u) = f(t) ). And ( u ) ranges from 0 to ( 205/69 ). So the integral ( I_n = \frac{69n}{205} \int_{0}^{205/69} e^{n g(u)} du ).
Now, as ( n \to \infty ), the integral is dominated by u near 0. Laplace's method for an endpoint maximum with ( g'(0) < 0 ) gives: [ \int_{0}^{205/69} e^{n g(u)} du \sim \frac{1}{n |g'(0)|}. ] Thus: [ I_n \sim \frac{69n}{205} \cdot \frac{1}{n |g'(0)|} = \frac{69}{205 |g'(0)|}. ] Now compute ( |g'(0)| = 69 + \frac{414}{1435} ). Let's compute that exactly: [ 69 + \frac{414}{1435} = \frac{69 \cdot 1435 + 414}{1435} = \frac{98955 + 414}{1435} = \frac{99369}{1435}. ] Simplify? Check gcd(99369,1435). 1435=5741. 99369 divisible by 3? sum digits 9+9+3+6+9=36, yes divisible by 3. 99369/3=33123. 33123/3=11041. So 99369=911041. 11041 divisible by 41? 41269=11029, remainder 12, no. Divisible by 7? 71577=11039, remainder 2. Divisible by 5? no. So gcd=1? Actually, check 1435=5741. 11041 mod 7 = 11041-71577=11041-11039=2, not divisible. mod 41: 41*269=11029, remainder 12. mod 5: no. So gcd(99369,1435)=1. So ( |g'(0)| = 99369/1435 ).
Thus: [ I_n \sim \frac{69}{205} \cdot \frac{1435}{99369} = \frac{69 \cdot 1435}{205 \cdot 99369}. ] Simplify: 69/205 = (323)/(541). 1435=5741. So: [ \frac{69 \cdot 1435}{205 \cdot 99369} = \frac{69 \cdot 1435}{205 \cdot 99369} = \frac{69 \cdot 5 \cdot 7 \cdot 41}{5 \cdot 41 \cdot 99369} = \frac{69 \cdot 7}{99369} = \frac{483}{99369}. ] Simplify 483/99369: divide by 3: 483/3=161, 99369/3=33123. So 161/33123. Check gcd(161,33123): 161=723. 33123 divisible by 7? 74731.857... no. Divisible by 23? 23*1440.13... no. So gcd=1. So ( I_n \sim 161/33123 ). But earlier we got ( 7/1441 ). Are these equal? Compute 7/1441 = 0.0048577. Compute 161/33123 ≈ 0.004862. Slightly different. Something is off.
Wait, we must check the factor: ( I_n = \frac{69n}{205} \int_{0}^{205/69} e^{n g(u)} du ). Laplace's method for an endpoint maximum with ( g'(0) < 0 ) gives: [ \int_{0}^{A} e^{n g(u)} du \sim \frac{1}{n |g'(0)|} \quad \text{as } n \to \infty. ] But this is valid if ( g ) is smooth and ( g'(0) \neq 0 ). Here ( g'(0) = -69 - \frac{414}{1435} = -\frac{99369}{1435} ). So indeed ( |g'(0)| = 99369/1435 ). Then: [ I_n \sim \frac{69n}{205} \cdot \frac{1}{n} \cdot \frac{1435}{99369} = \frac{69 \cdot 1435}{205 \cdot 99369}. ] We computed that as ( 483/99369 = 161/33123 ). But earlier from the t-substitution we got ( L = 7/1441 ). Let's compute numerically 7/1441 ≈ 0.0048577, 161/33123 ≈ 0.004862. The difference is about 0.000004, which is small but maybe due to approximation error in Laplace method? Or maybe I made a mistake in the substitution factor.
Let's re-derive carefully.
Original integral: ( I_n = \int_0^n (1 + \frac{205}{69n} x)^{-69n} e^{-(6/7)x} dx ).
Let ( u = \frac{205}{69n} x ). Then ( x = \frac{69n}{205} u ), ( dx = \frac{69n}{205} du ). When ( x=0 ), ( u=0 ). When ( x=n ), ( u = \frac{205}{69n} \cdot n = \frac{205}{69} ).
Thus: [ I_n = \frac{69n}{205} \int_0^{205/69} (1+u)^{-69n} e^{-(6/7) \cdot \frac{69n}{205} u} du. ] That is: [ I_n = \frac{69n}{205} \int_0^{205/69} \exp\left( -69n \ln(1+u) - \frac{69n}{205} \cdot \frac{6}{7} u \right) du. ] Compute ( \frac{69}{205} \cdot \frac{6}{7} = \frac{414}{1435} ). So: [ I_n = \frac{69n}{205} \int_0^{205/69} \exp\left( -69n \ln(1+u) - \frac{414}{1435} n u \right) du. ] Define ( g(u) = -69 \ln(1+u) - \frac{414}{1435} u ). Then ( I_n = \frac{69n}{205} \int_0^{205/69} e^{n g(u)} du ).
Now, ( g(0)=0 ), ( g'(u) = -\frac{69}{1+u} - \frac{414}{1435} ). So ( g'(0) = -69 - \frac{414}{1435} = -\frac{69 \cdot 1435 + 414}{1435} = -\frac{98955 + 414}{1435} = -\frac{99369}{1435} ).
Thus ( |g'(0)| = 99369/1435 ).
Laplace's method: ( \int_0^{A} e^{n g(u)} du \sim \frac{1}{n |g'(0)|} ). So: [ I_n \sim \frac{69n}{205} \cdot \frac{1}{n |g'(0)|} = \frac{69}{205 |g'(0)|} = \frac{69}{205} \cdot \frac{1435}{99369} = \frac{69 \cdot 1435}{205 \cdot 99369}. ] Simplify: 69/205 = (323)/(541). 1435 = 5741. So numerator: 691435 = 3235741. Denominator: 20599369 = 54199369. Cancel 5 and 41: left with ( \frac{3237}{99369} = \frac{483}{99369} ). Divide numerator and denominator by 3: ( \frac{161}{33123} ).
Now compute 161/33123 exactly: 161 = 723, 33123 = ? Earlier we had 99369/3=33123. So 33123 = 3 * 11041. So 161/33123 = 161/(311041). Not obviously equal to 7/1441.
Compute 7/1441 = 7/(11*131) = 7/1441 ≈ 0.0048577. Compute 161/33123 ≈ 0.004862. The difference is small but maybe due to neglecting the fact that the upper limit is not infinity; there is a contribution from the boundary at u=205/69. However, since g(u) is decreasing and negative for u>0, the contribution from u beyond some small ε is negligible. So Laplace's method should be accurate up to O(1/n). So why the discrepancy? Possibly I made a mistake in the t-substitution earlier.
Let's re-derive using t-substitution: ( t = x/n ), ( x = nt ), ( dx = n dt ). Then: [ I_n = \int_0^n \left(1+\frac{205}{69n} x\right)^{-69n} e^{-(6/7)x} dx = \int_0^1 \left(1+\frac{205}{69} t\right)^{-69n} e^{-(6/7) n t} n dt. ] So: [ I_n = n \int_0^1 \exp\left( -69n \ln(1+\frac{205}{69} t) - \frac{6}{7} n t \right) dt. ] Define ( f(t) = -69 \ln(1+\frac{205}{69} t) - \frac{6}{7} t ). Then ( I_n = n \int_0^1 e^{n f(t)} dt ).
Now, ( f(0)=0 ), ( f'(t) = -\frac{205}{1+\frac{205}{69} t} - \frac{6}{7} ). So ( f'(0) = -205 - \frac{6}{7} = -\frac{1441}{7} ).
Laplace's method for endpoint maximum: ( n \int_0^1 e^{n f(t)} dt \sim n \cdot \frac{1}{n |f'(0)|} = \frac{1}{|f'(0)|} = \frac{7}{1441} ).
So which is correct? There must be a mistake in the u-substitution factor. Let's check numerically with a moderate n to see which limit is approached. We'll compute I_n for n=1000 using the t-substitution integral (which is more stable because we integrate over t in [0,1] and the integrand may be large but we can compute using log-space). Actually, we can compute I_n exactly using Python for moderate n to avoid underflow by using the transformation to t.
We'll compute I_n for n=1000 using the formula ( I_n = n \int_0^1 (1 + (205/69) t)^{-69n} e^{-(6/7) n t} dt ). We can compute this integral numerically using quad, but we need to avoid underflow: compute the log of the integrand.
Let's write a Python function that computes the log of the integrand and then exponentiate after multiplying by n? Actually, we can compute the integral using quad with a custom function that uses logs to avoid underflow. However, for large n, the integrand is extremely peaked near t=0, so quad may have difficulty. But we can try n=100.
Alternatively, we can compute the integral exactly in terms of special functions? The integrand is of the form (1 + a t)^{-b n} e^{-c n t}. This resembles a Beta or Gamma integral after substitution. Let u = a t/(1+ a t) maybe? Let's attempt an analytic solution.
Let ( a = \frac{205}{69} ), ( b = 69 ), ( c = \frac{6}{7} ). Then: [ I_n = n \int_0^1 (1 + a t)^{-b n} e^{-c n t} dt. ] Let ( u = \frac{a t}{1+ a t} ), then ( t = \frac{u}{a(1-u)} ), ( dt = \frac{1}{a(1-u)^2} du ). When t=0, u=0. When t=1, u = \frac{a}{1+a} ). Then: [ 1 + a t = \frac{1}{1-u}. ] So ( (1 + a t)^{-b n} = (1-u)^{b n} ). Also ( e^{-c n t} = \exp\left( -c n \frac{u}{a(1-u)} \right) ). And ( dt = \frac{1}{a(1-u)^2} du ).
Thus: [ I_n = n \int_0^{a/(1+a)} (1-u)^{b n} \exp\left( - \frac{c n u}{a(1-u)} \right) \frac{1}{a(1-u)^2} du. ] This doesn't simplify nicely.
Alternatively, we can compute the limit analytically by recognizing that the integrand (1 + (a/n) x)^{-b n} e^{-c x} tends to e^{-a b x} e^{-c x} = e^{-(a b + c) x} pointwise. But here a = 205/69, b=69, so a*b = 205. So indeed the limit integrand becomes e^{-205 x} e^{-(6/7)x} = e^{-(205 + 6/7)x} = e^{-(1441/7)x}. Then the integral from 0 to infinity of e^{-(1441/7)x} dx = 7/1441. But wait, the upper limit is n, not infinity. However, as n→∞, the integrand decays exponentially for large x, so the tail beyond any fixed M is negligible. So we can apply dominated convergence theorem? But the integrand is (1 + (205/(69n))x)^{-69n} which converges pointwise to e^{-205 x}. However, we need to check the convergence of the integral over [0,n] to [0,∞). Since the integrand is bounded by e^{-(205+ε)x} for some ε>0? Actually, for each fixed x, (1 + (205/(69n))x)^{-69n} → e^{-205 x}. And the integrand is ≤ e^{-205 x} e^{-(6/7)x}? Not exactly: (1 + (205/(69n))x)^{-69n} ≤ e^{-205 x}? Let's check: For large n, (1 + c/n)^{-n} ≈ e^{-c}, but is it monotonic? The sequence (1 + c/n)^{-n} is decreasing? Actually, (1 + c/n)^n is increasing to e^c, so (1 + c/n)^{-n} is decreasing to e^{-c}. So for each x, (1 + (205/(69n))x)^{-69n} = [(1 + (205/(69n))x)^{n/69}]^{-69^2}? Wait, better: Let y = (205/(69n))x. Then (1+y)^{-69n} = [(1+y)^{-n/69}]^{-69^2}? That's messy.
Instead, note that for fixed x, the function g(n) = (1 + (205/(69n))x)^{-69n} = exp(-69n ln(1 + (205x)/(69n))). Using expansion: -69n ln(1 + (205x)/(69n)) = -69n [ (205x)/(69n) - (205x)^2/(269^2 n^2) + ... ] = -205x + (205^2 x^2)/(269 n) + ... So g(n) = e^{-205x} * exp( (205^2 x^2)/(138 n) + ... ). For large n, g(n) > e^{-205x} because the correction is positive. So g(n) is actually larger than e^{-205x} for large n. Thus we cannot bound by e^{-205x} from above. However, we can bound by something else: For any ε>0, for sufficiently large n, g(n) ≤ e^{-(205 - ε)x}? Not sure.
But we can apply dominated convergence if we have an integrable dominating function. Since g(n) ≤ 1 (because base >1, exponent negative), and the integrand is ≤ e^{-(6/7)x}. But e^{-(6/7)x} is integrable on [0,∞). However, the integration domain is [0,n], which expands to infinity. So we need a dominating function on [0,∞). For x ≤ n, we have g(n) ≤ e^{-(205 - ε)x} for large n? Actually, from the expansion, g(n) = e^{-205x} * e^{(205^2 x^2)/(138 n) + ...}. For x up to sqrt(n), the correction is O(1). For x larger than sqrt(n), the correction becomes large positive? Wait, the expansion is valid when (205x)/(69n) is small. For x up to n, this ratio is up to 205/69 ≈ 2.97, which is not small. So the expansion is not valid for large x. However, for large x, the base (1 + (205/(69n))x) is large, so (1 + ... )^{-69n} decays like (constant * x)^{-69n}, which decays super-exponentially. So overall, the integrand decays very rapidly for large x. So we can probably apply dominated convergence.
Thus the limit L = ∫_0^∞ e^{-205x} e^{-(6/7)x} dx = ∫_0^∞ e^{-(205 + 6/7)x} dx = 1/(205 + 6/7) = 1/(1441/7) = 7/1441.
That matches the t-substitution Laplace method result. So the u-substitution Laplace method must have had an error in the factor. Let's check the factor: I_n = (69n/205) ∫_0^{205/69} e^{n g(u)} du. The upper limit is finite (205/69 ≈ 2.970). For u near 0, g(u) ≈ g'(0) u. But g'(0) is negative. However, for u up to 2.97, g(u) becomes very negative, so the integral is dominated by u near 0. The Laplace approximation for an integral over a finite interval with an endpoint maximum gives: [ \int_0^{A} e^{n g(u)} du \sim \frac{1}{n |g'(0)|} \quad \text{as } n \to \infty. ] That is independent of g(A). So that is correct. Then I_n ∼ (69n/205) * (1/(n |g'(0)|)) = 69/(205 |g'(0)|). Compute |g'(0)| = 69 + 414/1435 = (691435 + 414)/1435 = (98955+414)/1435 = 99369/1435. So I_n ∼ 69/(205 * 99369/1435) = 69 * 1435 / (205 * 99369). Simplify: 69/205 = 69/205. 1435/99369? Let's compute numerically: 691435 = 98955? Wait, 691435 = 691400 + 6935 = 96600 + 2415 = 99015? Actually, compute: 691435 = 69*(1000+400+35) = 69000 + 27600 + 2415 = 99015. But earlier we had 691435 = 98955? Let's compute precisely: 143570 = 100450, minus 1435 = 99015. So 691435 = 99015. Then denominator: 20599369 = 20599369 = 20599000 + 205369 = 20295000 + 75645 = 20370645. So I_n ∼ 99015 / 20370645 = simplify? Divide numerator and denominator by 15: 99015/15=6601, 20370645/15=1358043. So 6601/1358043. Compute 6601/1358043 ≈ 0.004862. That matches 161/33123? Because 161/33123 = 0.004862. Yes, 6601/1358043 = 161/33123? Check: 16169 = 11109, not 6601. So not equal. Wait, we had earlier I_n ∼ 483/99369 = 161/33123 ≈ 0.004862. But 6601/1358043 ≈ 0.004862 as well. Are they equal? Compute 161/33123 = 0.004862. Compute 6601/1358043 = 0.004862. Let's check: 161/33123 = 161 ÷ 33123 = 0.004862. 6601/1358043 = 6601 ÷ 1358043 = 0.004862. They might be equal if 6601/1358043 = 161/33123. Cross multiply: 6601 * 33123 = 161 * 1358043. Compute left: 660133123 ≈ 218 million, right: 1611358043 ≈ 218 million. Let's compute exactly: 6601 * 33123 = 6601 * (33000 + 123) = 660133000 + 6601123 = 217833000 + 811923 = 218644923. Right: 161 * 1358043 = 161 * (1358000 + 43) = 1611358000 + 16143 = 218638000 + 6923 = 218644923. Yes equal. So 6601/1358043 = 161/33123. So both expressions are the same. So I_n ∼ 161/33123.
But earlier we got 7/1441 from dominated convergence. Are these equal? Compute 7/1441 = 0.00485773768. Compute 161/33123 = 0.0048620000? Let's compute precisely using Python.
We'll compute both fractions with high precision.
[PYTHON] from fractions import Fraction a = Fraction(7, 1441) b = Fraction(161, 33123) print("7/1441 =", a) print("161/33123 =", b) print("Difference =", a - b) print("Are they equal?", a == b) [/PYTHON]
[THOUGHT] The Python output shows that 7/1441 and 161/33123 are not equal; their difference is -140/47730243. Therefore, the correct limit is 7/1441 (since dominated convergence seems more reliable). However, we must verify which limit is correct by numerical integration with a transformation to avoid underflow. Let's compute I_n for a moderately large n using the t-substitution and numerical integration with high precision to see which limit it approaches.
We'll compute I_n for n=1000 using the integral: I_n = n * ∫_0^1 (1 + (205/69) t)^{-69n} e^{-(6/7) n t} dt. We'll use mpmath for high precision integration to avoid underflow.
[PYTHON] import mpmath as mp
def integrand(t, n): a = mp.mpf(205)/69 return (1 + at)**(-69n) * mp.e**(-(mp.mpf(6)/7)nt)
def I_n(n): integrand_func = lambda t: integrand(t, n) return n * mp.quad(integrand_func, [0, 1])
n = 1000 result = I_n(n) print("I_n for n=1000 =", result) print("7/1441 =", 7/1441) print("Difference =", result - 7/1441) print("Relative error =", (result - 7/1441)/(7/1441)) [/PYTHON]
[THOUGHT] The numerical integration for n=1000 gives I_n ≈ 0.0048578075, which is very close to 7/1441 ≈ 0.004857737682165163. The difference is about 6.98e-8, which is consistent with numerical error. Therefore, the limit is indeed 7/1441. Thus p=7, q=1441, and p^2 q = 49 * 1441 = 70609.
We can compute 49 * 1441 directly to confirm.
[PYTHON] print(49 * 1441) [/PYTHON]
[THOUGHT] The numerical evidence confirms the limit is 7/1441, and p^2 q = 70609.
\boxed{70609}