Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285741552
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-155-0

Chapter 13 - Section 13.1 - Vector Functions and Space Curves - 13.1 Exercises - Page 853: 4

Answer

$i+3j-\pi k$

Work Step by Step

Given: $\lim\limits_{t \to 1} (\dfrac{t^{2}-t}{t-1}i+\sqrt{t+8}j+\dfrac{\sin\pi t}{\ln t}\mathrm{k})$ $\lim\limits_{t \to 1} \dfrac{t^{2}-t}{t-1}=\lim\limits_{t \to 1} \dfrac{t(t-1)}{t-1}=\lim\limits_{t \to 1} (t) =1; \lim\limits_{t \to 1} \sqrt{t+8}=3$ and $\lim\limits_{t \to 1} \dfrac{\sin\pi t}{\ln t}=\dfrac{0}{0}$ [Need to apply L'Hospital's Rule]. This gives: $\lim\limits_{t \to 1} \dfrac{\pi\cos\pi t}{\dfrac{1}{t}}=\dfrac{\pi(-1)}{1}=-\pi$ Hence, $\lim\limits_{t \to 1} (\dfrac{t^{2}-t}{t-1}i+\sqrt{t+8}j+\dfrac{\sin\pi t}{\ln t}\mathrm{k})=i+3j-\pi k$
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