Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Calculus: Early Transcendentals, Chapter 4, 4.4, Section 4.4, Problem 13

You need to evaluate the limit, hence, you need to replace 0 for t in the limit, such that:
lim_(t->0) (e^(2t) - 1)/(sin t) = (e^0 - 1)/(sin 0) = (1-1)/0 = 0/0
Since the limit is indeterminate 0/0 , you may use l'Hospital's rule:
lim_(t->0) (e^(2t) - 1)/(sin t) = lim_(t->0) ((e^(2t) - 1)')/((sin t)')
lim_(t->0) ((e^(2t) - 1)')/((sin t)')= lim_(t->0) (2e^(2t))/(cos t)
You need to replace 0 for t, such that:
lim_(t->0) (2e^(2t))/(cos t) = (2e^(0))/(cos 0) = (2*1)/1 = 2
Hence, evaluating the given limit, using l'Hospital's rule, yields lim_(t->0) (e^(2t) - 1)/(sin t) = 2.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Why is the fact that the Americans are helping the Russians important?

In the late author Tom Clancy’s first novel, The Hunt for Red October, the assistance rendered to the Russians by the United States is impor...