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OpenStudy (anikate):

help with limits please.... medals

OpenStudy (anikate):

cool. imma post a pic real quick

OpenStudy (anikate):

OpenStudy (anikate):

g and l

OpenStudy (jtvatsim):

g should be similar to the very first question. I'm going to predict that this is some sort of infinity.

OpenStudy (jtvatsim):

It's hard for me to see i) so I'll hold my predictions.... :)

OpenStudy (anikate):

I got undefined after plugging in thr x value

OpenStudy (jtvatsim):

OK, so if that's good enough for your teacher, then you are done. Otherwise you can try an x a little to the left and/or right as needed.

OpenStudy (jtvatsim):

Or graph it! :)

OpenStudy (anikate):

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OpenStudy (anikate):

thats the question

OpenStudy (jtvatsim):

So there is a little - sign below the limit?

OpenStudy (anikate):

yea

OpenStudy (jtvatsim):

So you could try an x slightly to the left of 4 if you like.

OpenStudy (anikate):

ok 3.9?

OpenStudy (jtvatsim):

Sure that should do it. A graph will also reveal which infinity this is.

OpenStudy (anikate):

I got -20 after plugging in 3.9

OpenStudy (anikate):

I want t

OpenStudy (anikate):

try

OpenStudy (anikate):

i want to try and do these without graphing, cuz were not supposed ot

OpenStudy (anikate):

to*

OpenStudy (jtvatsim):

Well, in that case... :)

OpenStudy (jtvatsim):

Best answer at this point then since you got a negative, would be to say this is negative infinity.

OpenStudy (anikate):

got it

OpenStudy (anikate):

and can you show me how to do l

OpenStudy (anikate):

its the second to last one

OpenStudy (jtvatsim):

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OpenStudy (jtvatsim):

Sure thing, let's see it!

OpenStudy (jtvatsim):

I can make out everything except the x information under the limit.

OpenStudy (anikate):

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OpenStudy (anikate):

thats the questions

OpenStudy (jtvatsim):

cool

OpenStudy (anikate):

yup

OpenStudy (jtvatsim):

Alright, so we obviously will get a 0 on the bottom, but let's look at the top, what is cos(0)?

OpenStudy (anikate):

why 0 on the bottom?

OpenStudy (anikate):

i thoght x turn to 1 in hospitals

OpenStudy (jtvatsim):

Only if you get 0/0 as the limit when you first plug in. It's a key restriction.

OpenStudy (jtvatsim):

L'Hospital only works when the limit is 0/0 exactly.

OpenStudy (jtvatsim):

In this case, we actually get 1/0. Since cos(0) = 1.

OpenStudy (anikate):

oh ok

OpenStudy (jtvatsim):

Tricky fish!

OpenStudy (anikate):

right lol

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