L'Hopital's Rule with a rewritten indeterminate form
Evaluate the limit using L'Hopital's Rule. To do this, first rewrite the expression as a quotient so that it takes the form or , then apply the rule. What is the value of the limit?
Hint
Rewrite as . Check that as this quotient has the form , then differentiate the numerator and denominator separately using the chain rule.
Step-by-step solution
Rewrite the product as a quotient: . As , , so and , giving the indeterminate form . This confirms L'Hopital's Rule can be applied.
Differentiate numerator and denominator separately with respect to : the derivative of is by the chain rule, and the derivative of is . Forming the new quotient, As , , so . Therefore the original limit equals .
Recognizing the resulting limit after differentiation
Hint
Step-by-step solution
The answer is one. After differentiating numerator and denominator, the quotient simplified to cosine of one over x. As x approaches infinity, one over x approaches zero, so cosine of one over x approaches cosine of zero, which equals one.
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