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limit trigonometry

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find the limit x => o from (tan x - x)/(x - sin x)

asked Nov 30, 2013 in CALCULUS by johnkelly Apprentice
reshown Nov 30, 2013 by goushi

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lim(x-->0)(tanx-x)/(x-sinx)

this is in 0/0 form

apply L hospital rule

= lim(x--->0)d/dx(tanx-x)/d/dx(x-sinx)

= lim(x--->0)(sec^2x-1)/(1-cosx)

Again apply L hospital rule.

= lm(x-->0)(2sec^2xtanx)/(sinx)

= lim(x-->0)[2sec^2x*sinx/cosx]/(sinx)

= lim(x---.0)[2sec^2x*1/cosx]

= lim (x--->0)[2sec^2x*secx]

= lim(x--->0)[2sec^3x]

By evaluting x = 0

= 2

 

answered Jan 20, 2014 by dozey Mentor
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