Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
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Chapter 5 - Logarithmic, Exponential, and Other Transcendental Functions - 5.8 Exercises - Page 390: 22

Answer

$\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 0}\coth x$ does not exist.

Work Step by Step

$\displaystyle \coth x=\frac{1}{\tanh x}=\frac{e^{x}+e^{-x}}{e^{x}-e^{-x}},\quad x\neq 0$ As x aproaches zero from the left, $x\rightarrow 0^{-}$, In the numerator, $e^{x}+e^{-x}$ there is a positive number, approaching 2 and in the denominator, $e^{x}$ is slightly less than 1, and $e^{-x}$ is slighty more than 1, so the denominator is negative as it approaches zero. $\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 0^{-}}\coth x =-\infty$ As x aproaches zero from the right, $x\rightarrow 0^{+}$, $e^{x}$ is slightly more than 1, and $e^{-x}$ is slighty less than 1, so the denominator is positive as it approaches zero. The numerator approaches $+2.$ $\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 0^{+}}\coth x =+\infty$ $\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 0}\coth x$ does not exist.
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