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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Find the limit.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\lim_{h \rightarrow 0}\frac{ \sin (x+h) - \sin (x) }{ h }\] It comes out as cos(x) but I don't know how.

hartnn (hartnn):

use the property that sin(A+B) = sin A cos B +cos A sinB so whats sin (x+h) = ... ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sin(x)cos(h)+cos(x)sin(h)

hartnn (hartnn):

that - sin x then factor out sin x from the 2 terms of numerator

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sinx(cos(h)-1)+cos(x)sin(h)

hartnn (hartnn):

right, now distribute the 'h' in the denominator to both these terms sinx(cos(h)-1)/h +cos(x)sin(h)/h can you find the limit to these terms individually ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

0+cos(x)(1) which means that it's cos(x)....OH!

hartnn (hartnn):

yes! :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thanks Hartnn for guiding me :D

hartnn (hartnn):

you are most welcome ^_^

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