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Activity 3.2.2

Avg difficulty 2.5

Evaluate each of the following limits. If you use L'Hôpital's Rule, indicate where it was used, and be certain the limit is indeterminate before you apply it.

  1. lim⁡x→0ln⁡(1+x)x\displaystyle \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\ln(1 + x)}{x}

  2. lim⁡x→πcos⁡(x)x\displaystyle \lim_{x \to \pi} \frac{\cos(x)}{x}

  3. lim⁡x→12ln⁡(x)1−ex−1\displaystyle \lim_{x \to 1} \frac{2 \ln(x)}{1-e^{x-1}}

  4. lim⁡x→0sin⁡(x)−xcos⁡(2x)−1\displaystyle \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\sin(x) - x}{\cos(2x)-1}

Boelkins, Active Calculus, §3.2 Using derivatives to evaluate limits, Activity 3.2.2

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