Equivalent infinitesimal in limits

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In the limit question we have to calculate

$$\lim_{x \rightarrow 0^+ } \dfrac{\sqrt[3]{x+3x^2}-\sqrt[3]{x}}{\sqrt[3]{x^4}}$$

Can I use the method of equivalent infinitesimal to replace the functions?

Like we replace $\sin x $ with $x$ when $x \rightarrow 0 $.

In the question removing the cube roots doesn't remove the indeterminacy. So, can I remove the cube roots?

I want to know the deep maths behind this method. I only use this method to solve limits fast but I don't know whether this is applicable at all places?

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You can simplify the expression in your problem a little further:

\begin{align*} \frac{(x+3x^2)^{1/3}-x^{1/3}}{x^{4/3}}=\frac{x^{1/3}\Big((1+3x)^{1/3}-1\Big)}{x^{4/3}}=\frac{(1+3x)^{1/3}-1}{x} \end{align*}

Then you can use the infinitesimal equivalency that Robert Z mentioned in his comment above: $(1+3x)^{1/3}\stackrel{\cdot}{\sim}1+x$