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Calculus Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Rewrite in terms of sines and cosines.
Step 1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2
Step 2.1
Evaluate the limit of the numerator and the limit of the denominator.
Step 2.1.1
Take the limit of the numerator and the limit of the denominator.
Step 2.1.2
Evaluate the limit of the numerator.
Step 2.1.2.1
Move the limit inside the trig function because sine is continuous.
Step 2.1.2.2
Evaluate the limit of by plugging in for .
Step 2.1.2.3
The exact value of is .
Step 2.1.3
Evaluate the limit of by plugging in for .
Step 2.1.4
The expression contains a division by . The expression is undefined.
Undefined
Step 2.2
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 2.3
Find the derivative of the numerator and denominator.
Step 2.3.1
Differentiate the numerator and denominator.
Step 2.3.2
The derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.3.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.4
Evaluate the limit.
Step 2.4.1
Divide by .
Step 2.4.2
Move the limit inside the trig function because cosine is continuous.
Step 2.5
Evaluate the limit of by plugging in for .
Step 2.6
The exact value of is .