prove that $\lim\limits_{x\to 1}\frac{x^{1/m}-1}{x^{1/n}-1}=\frac{n}{m}$
HINT $\ $ If you change variables $\rm\ z = x^{1/n} $ then the limit reduces to a very simple first derivative calculation. See also some of my prior posts for further examples of limits that may be calculated simply as first derivatives.
You can rewrite the limit as $$\lim_{x \rightarrow 1} {{x^{1\over m} - 1 \over x - 1} \over {x^{1 \over n} - 1 \over x- 1}}$$ By the quotient rule for limits this is exactly $${\lim_{x \rightarrow 1} {x^{1 \over m} - 1 \over x - 1} \over \lim_{x \rightarrow 1} {x^{1 \over n} - 1 \over x - 1}}$$ But notice that for any $\alpha$, ${\displaystyle \lim_{x \rightarrow 1} {x^{\alpha} - 1 \over x - 1}}$ is just the limit of difference quotients giving the definition of the derivative of the function $x^{\alpha}$ when evaluated at $x = 1$. So the limit is $\alpha$. So the limit in this question will be ${\displaystyle {{1 \over m} \over {1 \over n}} = {n \over m}}$.