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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 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 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
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.1.2.3.1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.2.3.1.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.1.2.3.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
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
Split the limit using the Sum of Limits Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 1.1.3.1.2
Evaluate the limit of which is constant as approaches .
Step 1.1.3.1.3
Move the term outside of the limit because it is constant with respect to .
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
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.1.3.3.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.3.3.1.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.1.3.3.1.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.1.3.3.2
Subtract from .
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 1.3.5
Add and .
Step 1.3.6
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.7
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.8
Evaluate .
Step 1.3.8.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.8.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.3.8.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.9
Subtract from .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Move the term outside of the limit because it is constant with respect to .
Step 2.2
Move the limit inside the trig function because sine is continuous.
Step 3
Evaluate the limit of by plugging in for .
Step 4
Step 4.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.2
The exact value of is .
Step 4.3
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.3.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 4.3.2
Factor out of .
Step 4.3.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.3.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.4
Combine and .
Step 4.5
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 5
The result can be shown in multiple forms.
Exact Form:
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