Precalculus: Concepts Through Functions, A Unit Circle Approach to Trigonometry (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32193-104-1
ISBN 13: 978-0-32193-104-7

Chapter 13 - A Preview of Calculus: The Limit, Derivative, and Integral of a Function - Section 13.2 Algebra Techniques for Finding Limits - 13.2 Assess Your Understanding - Page 903: 55

Answer

$\dfrac{3}{4}$

Work Step by Step

In order to simplify the above expression, we will use the following rules. $(a) \lim\limits_{x \to a} [p(x) \cdot q(x)]=\lim\limits_{x \to a} p(x) \lim\limits_{x \to a} q(x) \\ (b) \lim\limits_{x \to a} k(x)=k(a)$ where $a$ as a constant. Thus, we have: $\lim\limits_{x\to 0}\dfrac{3 \sin x+\cos x-1}{4x}\\=\lim\limits_{x\to 0}\dfrac{3 \sin x}{4x} +\lim\limits_{x\to 0} \dfrac{\cos x-1}{4x} \\=\dfrac{3}{4} [\lim\limits_{x\to 0}[(\dfrac{\sin{x}}{x}))+\dfrac{1}{4} [\lim\limits_{x\to 0} \dfrac{\cos x-1}{x}]\\=\dfrac{3}{4}+\dfrac{1}{4} \times (0) \\=\dfrac{3}{4}$
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