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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
Evaluate the limit of which is constant as approaches .
Step 1.1.2.1.3
Move the limit inside the trig function because cosine is continuous.
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
Simplify each term.
Step 1.1.2.3.1.1
The exact value of is .
Step 1.1.2.3.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.2.3.2
Subtract from .
Step 1.1.3
Evaluate the limit of the denominator.
Step 1.1.3.1
Evaluate the limit.
Step 1.1.3.1.1
Move the exponent from outside the limit using the Limits Power Rule.
Step 1.1.3.1.2
Move the limit inside the trig function because tangent is continuous.
Step 1.1.3.2
Evaluate the limit of by plugging in for .
Step 1.1.3.3
Simplify the answer.
Step 1.1.3.3.1
The exact value of is .
Step 1.1.3.3.2
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 1.1.3.3.3
The expression contains a division by . The expression is undefined.
Undefined
Step 1.1.3.4
The expression contains a division by . The expression is undefined.
Undefined
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
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.3
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.4
Evaluate .
Step 1.3.4.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.4.2
The derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.4.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.4.4
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.5
Add and .
Step 1.3.6
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
Step 1.3.6.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 1.3.6.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.3.6.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 1.3.7
The derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.8
Reorder the factors of .
Step 2
Move the term outside of the limit because it is constant with respect to .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Evaluate the limit of the numerator and the limit of the denominator.
Step 3.1.1
Take the limit of the numerator and the limit of the denominator.
Step 3.1.2
Evaluate the limit of the numerator.
Step 3.1.2.1
Move the limit inside the trig function because sine is continuous.
Step 3.1.2.2
Evaluate the limit of by plugging in for .
Step 3.1.2.3
The exact value of is .
Step 3.1.3
Evaluate the limit of the denominator.
Step 3.1.3.1
Split the limit using the Product of Limits Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 3.1.3.2
Move the exponent from outside the limit using the Limits Power Rule.
Step 3.1.3.3
Move the limit inside the trig function because secant is continuous.
Step 3.1.3.4
Move the limit inside the trig function because tangent is continuous.
Step 3.1.3.5
Evaluate the limits by plugging in for all occurrences of .
Step 3.1.3.5.1
Evaluate the limit of by plugging in for .
Step 3.1.3.5.2
Evaluate the limit of by plugging in for .
Step 3.1.3.6
Simplify the answer.
Step 3.1.3.6.1
The exact value of is .
Step 3.1.3.6.2
One to any power is one.
Step 3.1.3.6.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.3.6.4
The exact value of is .
Step 3.1.3.6.5
The expression contains a division by . The expression is undefined.
Undefined
Step 3.1.3.7
The expression contains a division by . The expression is undefined.
Undefined
Step 3.1.4
The expression contains a division by . The expression is undefined.
Undefined
Step 3.2
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 3.3
Find the derivative of the numerator and denominator.
Step 3.3.1
Differentiate the numerator and denominator.
Step 3.3.2
The derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.3.3
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 3.3.4
The derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.3.5
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 3.3.5.1
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.3.5.2
Add and .
Step 3.3.6
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
Step 3.3.6.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 3.3.6.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.3.6.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 3.3.7
Move to the left of .
Step 3.3.8
The derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.3.9
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.3.10
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.3.11
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.3.12
Add and .
Step 3.3.13
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.3.14
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.3.15
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.3.16
Add and .
Step 3.3.17
Reorder terms.
Step 4
Step 4.1
Split the limit using the Limits Quotient Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 4.2
Move the limit inside the trig function because cosine is continuous.
Step 4.3
Split the limit using the Sum of Limits Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 4.4
Move the term outside of the limit because it is constant with respect to .
Step 4.5
Split the limit using the Product of Limits Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 4.6
Move the exponent from outside the limit using the Limits Power Rule.
Step 4.7
Move the limit inside the trig function because secant is continuous.
Step 4.8
Move the exponent from outside the limit using the Limits Power Rule.
Step 4.9
Move the limit inside the trig function because tangent is continuous.
Step 4.10
Move the exponent from outside the limit using the Limits Power Rule.
Step 4.11
Move the limit inside the trig function because secant is continuous.
Step 5
Step 5.1
Evaluate the limit of by plugging in for .
Step 5.2
Evaluate the limit of by plugging in for .
Step 5.3
Evaluate the limit of by plugging in for .
Step 5.4
Evaluate the limit of by plugging in for .
Step 6
Step 6.1
The exact value of is .
Step 6.2
Simplify the denominator.
Step 6.2.1
The exact value of is .
Step 6.2.2
One to any power is one.
Step 6.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 6.2.4
The exact value of is .
Step 6.2.5
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 6.2.6
Multiply by .
Step 6.2.7
The exact value of is .
Step 6.2.8
One to any power is one.
Step 6.2.9
Add and .
Step 6.3
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 6.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.3.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.4
Multiply by .
Step 7
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