Calculus Examples

Evaluate the Limit limit as x approaches pi/4 of (7-7tan(x))/(sin(x)-cos(x))
Step 1
Apply L'Hospital's rule.
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Step 1.1
Evaluate the limit of the numerator and the limit of the denominator.
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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.
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Step 1.1.2.1
Evaluate the limit.
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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 term outside of the limit because it is constant with respect to .
Step 1.1.2.1.4
Move the limit inside the trig function because tangent is continuous.
Step 1.1.2.2
Evaluate the limit of by plugging in for .
Step 1.1.2.3
Simplify the answer.
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Step 1.1.2.3.1
Simplify each term.
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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.
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Step 1.1.3.1
Split the limit using the Sum of Limits Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 1.1.3.2
Move the limit inside the trig function because sine is continuous.
Step 1.1.3.3
Move the limit inside the trig function because cosine is continuous.
Step 1.1.3.4
Evaluate the limits by plugging in for all occurrences of .
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Step 1.1.3.4.1
Evaluate the limit of by plugging in for .
Step 1.1.3.4.2
Evaluate the limit of by plugging in for .
Step 1.1.3.5
Simplify the answer.
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Step 1.1.3.5.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.1.3.5.1.1
The exact value of is .
Step 1.1.3.5.1.2
The exact value of is .
Step 1.1.3.5.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.1.3.5.3
Subtract from .
Step 1.1.3.5.4
Divide by .
Step 1.1.3.5.5
The expression contains a division by . The expression is undefined.
Undefined
Step 1.1.3.6
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.
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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 .
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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 1.3.5
Simplify.
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Step 1.3.5.1
Subtract from .
Step 1.3.5.2
Rewrite in terms of sines and cosines.
Step 1.3.5.3
Apply the product rule to .
Step 1.3.5.4
One to any power is one.
Step 1.3.5.5
Combine and .
Step 1.3.5.6
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.3.6
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.7
The derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.8
Evaluate .
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Step 1.3.8.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.8.2
The derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.8.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.8.4
Multiply by .
Step 1.4
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 1.5
Multiply by .
Step 2
Evaluate the limit.
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Step 2.1
Move the term outside of the limit because it is constant with respect to .
Step 2.2
Move the term outside of the limit because it is constant with respect to .
Step 2.3
Split the limit using the Limits Quotient Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 2.4
Evaluate the limit of which is constant as approaches .
Step 2.5
Split the limit using the Product of Limits Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 2.6
Split the limit using the Sum of Limits Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 2.7
Move the limit inside the trig function because cosine is continuous.
Step 2.8
Move the limit inside the trig function because sine is continuous.
Step 2.9
Move the exponent from outside the limit using the Limits Power Rule.
Step 2.10
Move the limit inside the trig function because cosine is continuous.
Step 3
Evaluate the limits by plugging in for all occurrences of .
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Step 3.1
Evaluate the limit of by plugging in for .
Step 3.2
Evaluate the limit of by plugging in for .
Step 3.3
Evaluate the limit of by plugging in for .
Step 4
Simplify the answer.
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Step 4.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2
Separate fractions.
Step 4.3
Convert from to .
Step 4.4
Multiply by .
Step 4.5
Simplify the denominator.
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Step 4.5.1
The exact value of is .
Step 4.5.2
The exact value of is .
Step 4.5.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.5.4
Rewrite in a factored form.
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Step 4.5.4.1
Add and .
Step 4.5.4.2
Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
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Step 4.5.4.2.1
Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
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Step 4.5.4.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.5.4.2.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.5.4.2.2
Divide by .
Step 4.6
Multiply by .
Step 4.7
Combine and simplify the denominator.
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Step 4.7.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.7.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.7.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.7.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.7.5
Add and .
Step 4.7.6
Rewrite as .
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Step 4.7.6.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 4.7.6.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 4.7.6.3
Combine and .
Step 4.7.6.4
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 4.7.6.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.7.6.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.7.6.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 4.8
The exact value of is .
Step 4.9
Multiply by .
Step 4.10
Combine and simplify the denominator.
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Step 4.10.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.10.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.10.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.10.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.10.5
Add and .
Step 4.10.6
Rewrite as .
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Step 4.10.6.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 4.10.6.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 4.10.6.3
Combine and .
Step 4.10.6.4
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 4.10.6.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.10.6.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.10.6.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 4.11
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 4.11.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.11.2
Divide by .
Step 4.12
Rewrite as .
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Step 4.12.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 4.12.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 4.12.3
Combine and .
Step 4.12.4
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 4.12.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.12.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.12.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 4.13
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 4.13.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.13.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5
The result can be shown in multiple forms.
Exact Form:
Decimal Form: