Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 6 - Inverse Functions - 6.8 Indeterminate Forms and I'Hospital's Rule - 6.8 Exercises - Page 500: 17

Answer

$\dfrac{1}{4}$

Work Step by Step

Given: $\lim\limits_{\theta\to\pi/2}\frac{1-\sin\theta}{1+\cos2\theta}$ Here, $\lim_{\theta\to\pi/2}(1-\sin\theta)=1-\sin(\frac{\pi}{2})=1-1=0$ and $\lim_{\theta\to\pi/2}(1+\cos2\theta)=1+\cos(2\times\frac{\pi}{2})=1+\cos\pi=1-1=0,$ This shows an indeterminate form of type $\dfrac{0}{0}$, and so we will apply L'Hospital Rule. $\lim\limits_{\theta\to\pi/2}\dfrac{\frac{d}{d\theta}(1-\sin\theta)}{\dfrac{d}{d\theta}(1+\cos2\theta)}=\lim\limits_{\theta\to\pi/2}\dfrac{-\cos\theta}{-2\sin2\theta}=\lim\limits_{\theta\to\pi/2}\frac{\cos\theta}{2\sin2\theta}$ Now, again with this limit this shows an indeterminate form of type $\dfrac{0}{0}$, and so we will apply L'Hospital Rule. Thus, $=\lim\limits_{\theta\to\pi/2}\dfrac{-\sin\theta}{4\cos2\theta}$ $=\dfrac{-\sin(\pi/2)}{4\cos(2\times\pi/2)}$ or, $=\dfrac{-1}{4\cos\pi}$ or, $=\dfrac{-1}{4(-1)}$ or, $ =\dfrac{1}{4}$
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