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Calculus Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Evaluate the limit of the numerator and the limit of the denominator.
Step 1.1.1
Take the limit of the numerator and the limit of the denominator.
Step 1.1.2
Evaluate the limit of the numerator.
Step 1.1.2.1
Evaluate the limit.
Step 1.1.2.1.1
Split the limit using the Sum of Limits Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 1.1.2.1.2
Move the term outside of the limit because it is constant with respect to .
Step 1.1.2.1.3
Move the exponent from outside the limit using the Limits Power Rule.
Step 1.1.2.1.4
Split the limit using the Sum of Limits Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 1.1.2.1.5
Evaluate the limit of which is constant as approaches .
Step 1.1.2.1.6
Evaluate the limit of which is constant as approaches .
Step 1.1.2.1.7
Evaluate the limit of which is constant as approaches .
Step 1.1.2.2
Evaluate the limit of by plugging in for .
Step 1.1.2.3
Simplify the answer.
Step 1.1.2.3.1
Add and .
Step 1.1.2.3.2
Simplify each term.
Step 1.1.2.3.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.2.3.2.2
Rewrite as .
Step 1.1.2.3.2.3
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 1.1.2.3.2.3.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.2.3.2.3.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.2.3.2.3.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.2.3.2.4
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 1.1.2.3.2.4.1
Simplify each term.
Step 1.1.2.3.2.4.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.2.3.2.4.1.2
Move to the left of .
Step 1.1.2.3.2.4.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.2.3.2.4.2
Subtract from .
Step 1.1.2.3.2.5
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.2.3.2.6
Simplify.
Step 1.1.2.3.2.6.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.2.3.2.6.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.2.3.2.7
Rewrite as .
Step 1.1.2.3.2.8
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 1.1.2.3.2.8.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.2.3.2.8.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.2.3.2.8.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.2.3.2.9
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 1.1.2.3.2.9.1
Simplify each term.
Step 1.1.2.3.2.9.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.2.3.2.9.1.2
Move to the left of .
Step 1.1.2.3.2.9.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.2.3.2.9.2
Subtract from .
Step 1.1.2.3.2.10
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.2.3.2.11
Simplify.
Step 1.1.2.3.2.11.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.2.3.2.11.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.2.3.3
Combine the opposite terms in .
Step 1.1.2.3.3.1
Subtract from .
Step 1.1.2.3.3.2
Add and .
Step 1.1.2.3.3.3
Add and .
Step 1.1.2.3.3.4
Add and .
Step 1.1.2.3.3.5
Subtract from .
Step 1.1.3
Evaluate the limit of by plugging in for .
Step 1.1.4
The expression contains a division by . The expression is undefined.
Undefined
Step 1.2
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 1.3
Find the derivative of the numerator and denominator.
Step 1.3.1
Differentiate the numerator and denominator.
Step 1.3.2
Rewrite as .
Step 1.3.3
Expand by multiplying each term in the first expression by each term in the second expression.
Step 1.3.4
Simplify each term.
Step 1.3.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.4.2
Move to the left of .
Step 1.3.4.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.4.4
Move to the left of .
Step 1.3.4.5
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.5
Add and .
Step 1.3.5.1
Reorder and .
Step 1.3.5.2
Add and .
Step 1.3.6
Subtract from .
Step 1.3.7
Subtract from .
Step 1.3.8
Rewrite as .
Step 1.3.9
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 1.3.9.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.3.9.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.3.9.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.3.10
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 1.3.10.1
Simplify each term.
Step 1.3.10.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.10.1.2
Move to the left of .
Step 1.3.10.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.10.2
Subtract from .
Step 1.3.11
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.12
Evaluate .
Step 1.3.12.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.12.2
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.12.3
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.12.4
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.12.5
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.3.12.6
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.3.12.7
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.12.8
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.3.12.9
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.12.10
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.12.11
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.12.12
Add and .
Step 1.3.12.13
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.12.14
Add and .
Step 1.3.12.15
Add and .
Step 1.3.13
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.14
Simplify.
Step 1.3.14.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.3.14.2
Combine terms.
Step 1.3.14.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.14.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.14.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.14.2.4
Add and .
Step 1.3.14.3
Reorder terms.
Step 1.3.15
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.4
Divide by .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Split the limit using the Sum of Limits Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 2.2
Move the term outside of the limit because it is constant with respect to .
Step 2.3
Evaluate the limit of which is constant as approaches .
Step 2.4
Evaluate the limit of which is constant as approaches .
Step 3
Evaluate the limit of by plugging in for .
Step 4
Step 4.1
Simplify each term.
Step 4.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.2
Add and .