lim    (1 + 3/x) 5x = L
x®¥

 lim      5x ln (1 + 3/x)  =  ln  L
x®¥

      Let h = 1/x,  then x = 1/h, and if x ® ¥ ,  then h ® 0

lim     (5/h) (1 + 3h)  = ln L
h®0

lim       5 (1 +3h)  = ln L
h®0       h

Use L'Hopital's Rule:

lim            15        = ln L
h®0     1 +  3h

15 = ln L

L = e15