University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Section 4.5 - Indeterminate Forms and L'Hôpital's Rule - Exercises - Page 248: 23

Answer

$3$

Work Step by Step

Consider: $\lim\limits_{t \to 0}f(t)=\lim\limits_{t \to 0}\dfrac{\ln (t(1-\cos t)}{t-\sin t}$ We need to check that the limit has an indeterminate form. Thus, $f(0)=\dfrac{0}{0}$ The limit shows an indeterminate form. Thus, apply L-Hospital's rule: $\lim\limits_{a \to b}f(x)=\lim\limits_{a \to b}\dfrac{g'(x)}{h'(x)}$ Then $\lim\limits_{t \to 0}\dfrac{1-\cos t+t \sin t}{1-\cos t}=\dfrac{0}{0}$ Need to apply L-Hospital's rule again. $\lim\limits_{t \to 0}\dfrac{3\cos t-t \sin t}{\cos t}=\dfrac{3\cos 0-0}{\cos 0}=3$
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