Calculus 8th Edition

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ISBN 10: 1285740629
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-062-1

Chapter 2 - Derivatives - Review - Exercises - Page 199: 88

Answer

$-\frac{\sqrt 3}{2}$

Work Step by Step

$$\lim\limits_{\theta \to \frac{\pi}{3}}\frac{\cos(\theta)-0.5}{\theta-\frac{\pi}{3}}$$ $$\lim\limits_{\theta \to \frac{\pi}{3}}\frac{\cos(\theta)-\frac{1}{2}}{\theta-\frac{\pi}{3}}$$ $$\lim\limits_{\theta \to \frac{\pi}{3}}\frac{\cos(\theta)-\cos(\frac{\pi}{3})}{\theta-\frac{\pi}{3}}=(\cos(x))'|_{x=\frac{\pi}{3}}=-\sin(\frac{\pi}{3})=-\frac{\sqrt 3}{2}$$
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