Evaluate a trigonometric limit using L'Hopital's Rule
Evaluate the limit First confirm that direct substitution produces an indeterminate form, then use L'Hopital's Rule to find the value of the limit.
Hint
Check that plugging in gives . Then differentiate the numerator and denominator separately (not using the quotient rule), and substitute again into the resulting ratio.
Step-by-step solution
Substituting gives , which is an indeterminate form, so L'Hopital's Rule applies. Differentiate the numerator and denominator separately: the derivative of is , and the derivative of is .
Now evaluate by direct substitution, since this new expression is no longer indeterminate. At , and , so the limit equals .
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