University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Section 2.6 - Limits Involving Infinity; Asymptotes of Graphs - Exercises - Page 107: 10

Answer

$$\lim_{\theta\to-\infty}\frac{\cos\theta}{3\theta}=0$$

Work Step by Step

We know already that $$-1\le \cos\theta\le1$$ So, $$-\frac{1}{3\theta}\le\frac{\cos\theta}{3\theta}\le\frac{1}{3\theta}$$ As $\theta\to-\infty$, $3\theta$ also approaches $-\infty$, and both $1/3\theta$ and $-1/3\theta$ will approach $0$. So $\lim_{\theta\to-\infty}(-1/3\theta)=\lim_{\theta\to\infty}(1/3\theta)=0$ Therefore, according to Squeeze Theorem, we conclude that $$\lim_{\theta\to-\infty}\frac{\cos\theta}{3\theta}=0$$
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