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OpenStudy (anonymous):

limit

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\LARGE \lim_{x \to 0^{+} }\frac{1-cosx-xsinx}{\sin^{2}x+2cosx-2}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I though it was in the form (0/0) so, applied L'hospital...

OpenStudy (lena772):

just put 0 where x is

OpenStudy (lena772):

on calculator

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sorry I don't get calculators on exams

hartnn (hartnn):

it is 0/0 what u get after L'H rule?

OpenStudy (lena772):

D:

OpenStudy (anonymous):

getting same

hartnn (hartnn):

denominator still =0 what about numerator ?after applying LH rule?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[f(x) = -sinx-(x-cosx+sinx)\]\[g(x) = (2)(sinx)(cosx) + 2(sinx)\]

hartnn (hartnn):

what have you done to numerator :O derivative of cos x is - sin x and for x sin x, you'll need product rule

hartnn (hartnn):

same for denominator derivative of cos x is - sin x

hartnn (hartnn):

how did u get x-cosx+sinx ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

o wait let me fix that\[\frac{(sinx+xcosx-sinx)}{\sin(2x)-2sinx}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh that's -(x*-cosx +sinx)

hartnn (hartnn):

(x sin x)' = x cos x + sin x

hartnn (hartnn):

so numerator is just sin x - x cos x - sin x which is just -xcos x got this ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\frac{cosx+(xsinx +(cosx))-cosx)}{2\cos(2x)-2cosx}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yea I used L'hospital again because it was in indeterminate form

hartnn (hartnn):

you didn't need to apply L'Hopital's again :P you can but not required

hartnn (hartnn):

lets try to solve this \(\large \dfrac{-x\cos x}{\sin 2x - 2\sin x}\) you got till here ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

= 1+0+1-1/2-2.... what that's not right.... what you have is -(0+)(1)/(0-0)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yea I got that If I simplify\[\frac{xsinx+cosx}{2(2\cos^{2}x-1)-2cosx}\]

hartnn (hartnn):

so just plug in x =0 now

hartnn (hartnn):

because you don't get 0/0 form now

OpenStudy (anonymous):

1/(2(1)-(2))

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I got something worse ahhhhh.

hartnn (hartnn):

you got 1/0 = +infinity

hartnn (hartnn):

how is that worse ? :P

OpenStudy (anonymous):

o well I guess that is my answer..

hartnn (hartnn):

yup.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

another one coming up ;)

OpenStudy (zarkon):

the bottom is going to 0 but you would still need to determine if it was from the left or right

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Its from the right because the limit is x--->0+

OpenStudy (zarkon):

x is coming from the right...what about the expression in the denominator

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Well I am sure that the fourth quadrant x is positive. if we approach zero from QI or QIV

OpenStudy (zarkon):

is this \[2(2\cos^{2}x-1)-2cosx\] going to zero from the left or right you need to show that is is coming from the right

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so is cosx than

OpenStudy (zarkon):

if you give that as an answer...it will be marked wrong.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Oh thanks for worring Zarkon...but its multiple choice so the markers are not picky.

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