19: The first approach goes like this.

This obviously goes the wrong way, now the power increased. Try it again, this time the other way around.

We hinted at possibility to use some trick. If you thought of substitution, it was the right move.

The second approach turns out to be the most convenient, assuming you can recognize a familiar limit in the expression. Its outcome can be confirmed using l'Hospital's rule if needed.

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