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OpenStudy (anonymous):

help! Find the limit ,use L'Hospital's Rule to solve.limx appropriate t,(1-sinx)/cscx. How to solve?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

remember. 1/cscx = sinx and then the limit of a product is the product of the limits

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah,I know the form about this is 0/1,and I got the directive about this ,but what's the next steps?

OpenStudy (dumbcow):

what is x approaching in the limit ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

infinity

OpenStudy (anonymous):

try convert it into \[\lim_{x \rightarrow \infty} (1-sinx) * \lim_{x \rightarrow \infty} (sinx) \] to begin with and then kick the constant (1) out the front of the limit \[(1 - \lim_{x \rightarrow \infty} (sinx)) * (\lim_{x \rightarrow \infty} (sinx) )\] and theeen - does those first steps help?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes!

OpenStudy (dumbcow):

but sin(infinity) is indeterminate ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

right

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes u need to either change the limit or try by rationalizing the numerator

OpenStudy (anonymous):

try other method, take derivative of numerator & denominator first

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I don't know how to retionalizing the numerator,get the form to 0/0,or infin/infin

OpenStudy (anonymous):

to be honest i dont know if you can use l'hopitals with this one?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

maybe it can't use l'hospitals

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You cant use L'hopital.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

It has to be 0/0 or infinity/infinity. No exceptions.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks,maybe it can't

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sinx values oscilate between -1 and 1 and therefor you don't/can't have an indeterminate form of infinity/infinity or 0/0 in the first place with this one

OpenStudy (anonymous):

^ What he said.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah,I think so..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Let x=(1/y) as y-->0 then x-->infinity Try using above substitutions. Although it still is a tough nut to crack :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

who?

OpenStudy (dumbcow):

my answer would be as x->infinity the function oscillates between -2 and 1/4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

would you give me your steps? I want see you how to solve it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Are you sure denominator is cosec x ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

cscx,I am sure

OpenStudy (anonymous):

This should help .Its a output of a limit calculator

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes, so great!thank you very much

OpenStudy (anonymous):

L'Hopital's will definitely not work here, and you'll notice this will just oscillate without any clear limit.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@Rachelzhang Anytime :)

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