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= Solution

The <log-likelihood> is, up to constants, $nα\log β-β\sum_iX_i$, so the <maximum-likelihood estimator> is $\widehat β=α/\overline X$. By the <central limit theorem>,
$$
\sqrt n(\overline X-α/β)\Rightarrow N(0,α/β^2).
$$
Applying the <delta method> to $g(x)=α/x$ gives
$$
\boxed{\sqrt n(\widehat β-β)\Rightarrow N(0,β^2/α).}
$$

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