Ask your own question, for FREE!
Mathematics 11 Online
OpenStudy (anonymous):

help

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\lim_{t \rightarrow 0}\frac{ 4\sin (7t^5) }{ 2t }\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Use L'Hopital's Rule to evaluate

OpenStudy (anonymous):

do you even know what l hopital rule is?...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so you're having trouble with the derivative?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

starting with the top, the derivative of \[4\sin(7t^5)\] we need to apply "chain rule" sound familiar?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes, but I always mess it up with sin

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok we'll do it step by step chain rule , \[\frac{df}{dt} = \frac{df}{du}\frac{du}{dt}\] ok so when it comes to sine and cosines, we want "u" to be equal to whatever is within the parenthensis so u would equal? u= ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

7t^5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

leave it in the form u=7t^5 but yes ok now going back to chain rule, we need du/dt so we need to take the derivative of u with respect to t so u' =?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

35t^4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes, du/dt = 35t^4 write that down somewhere or just remember it, we will need it later next we need to find df/du f being the original function now remember we denoted the stuff within the parenthesis as "u" so you need to take the derivative of 4 sin(u) with respect to u

OpenStudy (anonymous):

does this make sense to you?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

4 cos(u)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and yes it makes sense

OpenStudy (anonymous):

k, please tell me when and/or if my instructions become unclear anyways, yes that's right assuming im not doing it incorrectly in my head

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok anyways now we have df/du and du/dt when you multiply them together, what do you get?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I think this is the part I mess up at

OpenStudy (anonymous):

dont worry about it, just multiply the 2 terms we determined above and show me what you get if you make a mistake, ill point it out

OpenStudy (anonymous):

140t^4(cos(u))

OpenStudy (anonymous):

then plug in u

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yea

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and 140t^4(cos(7t^5))

OpenStudy (anonymous):

good, now remember that's the top now we need to determine the derivative of the bottom

OpenStudy (anonymous):

2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok so now the limit looks like \[\lim_{t \rightarrow 0}\frac{140t^4(\cos(7t^5))}{2}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can you solve it now?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[ 70t^4(\cos(7t^5))\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i didnt mean simplify it, although that still works take the limit when t approaches 0

OpenStudy (anonymous):

0?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yup

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I hate calculus problems...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thank you so much!

Can't find your answer? Make a FREE account and ask your own questions, OR help others and earn volunteer hours!

Join our real-time social learning platform and learn together with your friends!
Can't find your answer? Make a FREE account and ask your own questions, OR help others and earn volunteer hours!

Join our real-time social learning platform and learn together with your friends!