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OpenStudy (anonymous):

lim t → 0 sin 9t/8t

OpenStudy (phi):

lim sin(x)/x is 1 write the bottom 8t as 8/9 * 9t (which is still 8t) that turns the problem into 9/8 * sin(9t)/(9t)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i gont got it

OpenStudy (phi):

?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

dont

OpenStudy (phi):

do you know lim x->0 sin(x)/x = 1 ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i know

OpenStudy (phi):

lim t->0 sin(9t)/(9t) is the same problem... let x = 9t as t->0 9t->0 which means x-> 0 and we have the problem lim x->0 sin(x)/x which we know is 1 does that part make sense?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (phi):

next what is the limit of lim x->0 (9/8) sin(x)/x ? we can factor the 9/8 out and do (9/8) lim x->0 sin(x)/x which is 9/8 * 1 = 9/8 does that make sense ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (phi):

we can re-write (9/8) sin(x)/x as sin(x) / (8x/9) agreed ?

OpenStudy (phi):

multiply top and bottom by 8/9 to change (9/8) sin(x)/x into sin(x) / (8x/9)

OpenStudy (phi):

OpenStudy (phi):

Here it is in a bigger font

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i got it

OpenStudy (phi):

now if we replace x with x= 9t this becomes (see attached)

OpenStudy (phi):

The idea is to change the original problem into a sin(x)/x because we know how to find the limit of that.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sin/8

OpenStudy (phi):

the answer is 9/8

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oky

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