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#1 2006-10-16 06:22:22

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how to get it

how to get this lim ?

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dunno


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#2 2006-10-16 07:23:04

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Re: how to get it

It looks like you can use L'Hopital's rule twice; the denominator will be reduced to 2x, then to 2. At that point setting x = 1 in the expression will produce a finite value.

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#3 2006-10-16 08:05:26

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Re: how to get it

polylog wrote:

It looks like you can use L'Hopital's rule twice; the denominator will be reduced to 2x, then to 2. At that point setting x = 1 in the expression will produce a finite value.

You can use L'Hopital once, but after that the denominator will be 2x. It now doesn't equal zero when x equals one. You might be able to do some rearranging, though.


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#4 2006-10-16 08:17:19

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Oh yes, indeed, the rule can only be applied once. Then x can be set to 1.

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#5 2006-10-16 08:28:43

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#6 2006-10-16 09:51:16

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Re: how to get it

thanks alot guys ... but can you tell me what is this rule '' L'Hopital's rule '' ? maybe i learnt it but i dont know what do they call it in english ... i want more explaination please


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#7 2006-10-16 10:17:12

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Re: how to get it

WHAT? Your book asked you this and it didn't teach you L' Hoptials rule?


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#8 2006-10-16 10:21:29

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its not from my book !


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#9 2006-10-16 10:41:44

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Actually in my first year calculus course they also gave us limit questions which required L'Hopital's rule but which was not taught yet; I suppose there is some weird other way of doing it but this is the best way!


So here is L'Hopital's Rule for the case of rational functions:

Consider a limit

If f(a)/g(a) gives an *indeterminate form*, such as:

Then you are allowed to differentiate the top and bottom functions:

If this new limit also gives an indeterminate form, you can differentiate the top and bottom again until the quotient gives a 'normal' value.

(The actual definition is more technical and precise, but I think this is sufficient for school assignments smile )

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#10 2006-10-16 10:43:27

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i saw it in my book ! we didnt learn that lesson yet !!!
thank you everybody


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#11 2006-10-16 10:46:11

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oh thank you alot polylog ...
there is no way to solve it without differbtiation ? i meant just with limits and continuity ?!


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#12 2006-10-16 10:49:38

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There might be, but it's more difficult... I can't think of a way to do it without differentiation. hmm

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#13 2006-10-16 10:53:12

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thanks again !


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#14 2006-10-16 10:55:22

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Re: how to get it

You could always derive L'Hopital's rule from first principles as part of the question. Or guess the answer and use a delta/epsilon proof to show it's correct tongue


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