Calculus Examples

Evaluate Using L'Hospital's Rule limit as x approaches 0 of (4 natural log of 2x+1+x^3)/(5x^2+3x)
Step 1
Evaluate the limit of the numerator and the limit of the denominator.
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Step 1.1
Take the limit of the numerator and the limit of the denominator.
Step 1.2
Evaluate the limit of the numerator.
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Step 1.2.1
Split the limit using the Sum of Limits Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 1.2.2
Move the term outside of the limit because it is constant with respect to .
Step 1.2.3
Move the limit inside the logarithm.
Step 1.2.4
Split the limit using the Sum of Limits Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 1.2.5
Move the term outside of the limit because it is constant with respect to .
Step 1.2.6
Evaluate the limit of which is constant as approaches .
Step 1.2.7
Move the exponent from outside the limit using the Limits Power Rule.
Step 1.2.8
Evaluate the limits by plugging in for all occurrences of .
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Step 1.2.8.1
Evaluate the limit of by plugging in for .
Step 1.2.8.2
Evaluate the limit of by plugging in for .
Step 1.2.9
Simplify the answer.
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Step 1.2.9.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.2.9.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.2.9.1.2
Add and .
Step 1.2.9.1.3
The natural logarithm of is .
Step 1.2.9.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 1.2.9.1.5
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 1.2.9.2
Add and .
Step 1.3
Evaluate the limit of the denominator.
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Step 1.3.1
Split the limit using the Sum of Limits Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 1.3.2
Move the term outside of the limit because it is constant with respect to .
Step 1.3.3
Move the exponent from outside the limit using the Limits Power Rule.
Step 1.3.4
Move the term outside of the limit because it is constant with respect to .
Step 1.3.5
Evaluate the limits by plugging in for all occurrences of .
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Step 1.3.5.1
Evaluate the limit of by plugging in for .
Step 1.3.5.2
Evaluate the limit of by plugging in for .
Step 1.3.6
Simplify the answer.
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Step 1.3.6.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.3.6.1.1
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 1.3.6.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.6.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.6.2
Add and .
Step 1.3.6.3
The expression contains a division by . The expression is undefined.
Undefined
Step 1.3.7
The expression contains a division by . The expression is undefined.
Undefined
Step 1.4
The expression contains a division by . The expression is undefined.
Undefined
Step 2
Since is of indeterminate form, apply L'Hospital's Rule. L'Hospital's Rule states that the limit of a quotient of functions is equal to the limit of the quotient of their derivatives.
Step 3
Find the derivative of the numerator and denominator.
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Step 3.1
Differentiate the numerator and denominator.
Step 3.2
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.3
Evaluate .
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Step 3.3.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.3.2
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 3.3.2.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 3.3.2.2
The derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.3.2.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 3.3.3
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.3.4
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.3.5
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.3.6
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.3.7
Multiply by .
Step 3.3.8
Add and .
Step 3.3.9
Combine and .
Step 3.3.10
Combine and .
Step 3.3.11
Multiply by .
Step 3.4
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.5
Simplify.
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Step 3.5.1
Combine terms.
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Step 3.5.1.1
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 3.5.1.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.5.2
Reorder terms.
Step 3.6
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.7
Evaluate .
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Step 3.7.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.7.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.7.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.8
Evaluate .
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Step 3.8.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.8.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.8.3
Multiply by .
Step 4
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 5
Multiply by .
Step 6
Split the limit using the Limits Quotient Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 7
Split the limit using the Sum of Limits Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 8
Move the term outside of the limit because it is constant with respect to .
Step 9
Split the limit using the Product of Limits Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 10
Move the exponent from outside the limit using the Limits Power Rule.
Step 11
Split the limit using the Sum of Limits Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 12
Move the term outside of the limit because it is constant with respect to .
Step 13
Evaluate the limit of which is constant as approaches .
Step 14
Evaluate the limit of which is constant as approaches .
Step 15
Split the limit using the Product of Limits Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 16
Split the limit using the Sum of Limits Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 17
Move the term outside of the limit because it is constant with respect to .
Step 18
Evaluate the limit of which is constant as approaches .
Step 19
Split the limit using the Sum of Limits Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 20
Move the term outside of the limit because it is constant with respect to .
Step 21
Evaluate the limit of which is constant as approaches .
Step 22
Evaluate the limits by plugging in for all occurrences of .
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Step 22.1
Evaluate the limit of by plugging in for .
Step 22.2
Evaluate the limit of by plugging in for .
Step 22.3
Evaluate the limit of by plugging in for .
Step 22.4
Evaluate the limit of by plugging in for .
Step 23
Simplify the answer.
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Step 23.1
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 23.1.1
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 23.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 23.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 23.1.4
Add and .
Step 23.1.5
Multiply by .
Step 23.1.6
Add and .
Step 23.2
Simplify the denominator.
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Step 23.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 23.2.2
Add and .
Step 23.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 23.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 23.2.5
Add and .