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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 limit inside the trig function because tangent is continuous.
Step 1.1.2.1.3
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
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
Split the limit using the Sum of Limits Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 1.1.3.1.2
Move the term outside of the limit because it is constant with respect to .
Step 1.1.3.1.3
Evaluate the limit of which is constant as approaches .
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
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.1.3.3.1.2
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
The derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.4
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.5
Simplify.
Step 1.3.5.1
Add and .
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 1.3.6
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.7
Evaluate .
Step 1.3.7.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.7.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.3.7.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.8
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.9
Add and .
Step 1.4
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 1.5
Multiply by .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Move the term outside of the limit because it is constant with respect to .
Step 2.2
Split the limit using the Limits Quotient Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 2.3
Evaluate the limit of which is constant as approaches .
Step 2.4
Move the exponent from outside the limit using the Limits Power Rule.
Step 2.5
Move the limit inside the trig function because cosine is continuous.
Step 3
Evaluate the limit of by plugging in for .
Step 4
Step 4.1
Combine.
Step 4.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.3
Simplify the denominator.
Step 4.3.1
The exact value of is .
Step 4.3.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 4.3.3
Rewrite as .
Step 4.3.3.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 4.3.3.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 4.3.3.3
Combine and .
Step 4.3.3.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.3.3.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.3.3.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.3.3.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 4.3.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.3.5
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 4.3.5.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.3.5.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 4.3.5.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.3.5.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.3.5.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.4
Combine and .
Step 4.5
Divide by .
Step 5
The result can be shown in multiple forms.
Exact Form:
Decimal Form: