Find limit of $frac{e^x cos x - 1}{x}$ [on hold]
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Is it possible to find
$$
lim_{x to 0}frac{e^x cos x - 1}{x}
$$
without using L'hospital's rule?
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Is it possible to find
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lim_{x to 0}frac{e^x cos x - 1}{x}
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without using L'hospital's rule?
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Make the product of Taylor series (very very faw terms).
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It is possible.
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Is it possible to find
$$
lim_{x to 0}frac{e^x cos x - 1}{x}
$$
without using L'hospital's rule?
limits limits-without-lhopital
Is it possible to find
$$
lim_{x to 0}frac{e^x cos x - 1}{x}
$$
without using L'hospital's rule?
limits limits-without-lhopital
limits limits-without-lhopital
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Make the product of Taylor series (very very faw terms).
– Claude Leibovici
yesterday
2
It is possible.
– Chickenmancer
yesterday
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Make the product of Taylor series (very very faw terms).
– Claude Leibovici
yesterday
2
It is possible.
– Chickenmancer
yesterday
1
1
Make the product of Taylor series (very very faw terms).
– Claude Leibovici
yesterday
Make the product of Taylor series (very very faw terms).
– Claude Leibovici
yesterday
2
2
It is possible.
– Chickenmancer
yesterday
It is possible.
– Chickenmancer
yesterday
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We have that
$$frac{e^x cos x - 1}{x}=frac{e^x cos x-cos x+cos x - 1}{x}=$$$$=cos xfrac{e^x- 1}{x}+xfrac{cos x - 1}{x^2} to 1cdot 1+0cdotleft(-frac12right)=1$$
indeed by standard limits
- $frac{e^x- 1}{x}to 1$
- $frac{1-cos x}{x^2} to frac12$
My upvote for the first approach. IMO, using the definition of the derivative is L'Hospital in disguise.
– Yves Daoust
yesterday
@YvesDaoust Thanks for your kind appreciation! I also like much more the first approach.
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As $xto0$ you can make the following approximations: $e^x=1+x+O(x),quad cos x=1-x^2/2+O(x^2)$
$$lim_{xto0}frac{(1+x)(1-x^2/2)-1}{x}=lim_{xto0}frac{1-x^2/2+x-x^3/2-1}x=lim_{xto0}frac{x(-x/2+1-x^2/2)}{x}=1$$
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We have that
$$frac{e^x cos x - 1}{x}=frac{e^x cos x-cos x+cos x - 1}{x}=$$$$=cos xfrac{e^x- 1}{x}+xfrac{cos x - 1}{x^2} to 1cdot 1+0cdotleft(-frac12right)=1$$
indeed by standard limits
- $frac{e^x- 1}{x}to 1$
- $frac{1-cos x}{x^2} to frac12$
My upvote for the first approach. IMO, using the definition of the derivative is L'Hospital in disguise.
– Yves Daoust
yesterday
@YvesDaoust Thanks for your kind appreciation! I also like much more the first approach.
– gimusi
yesterday
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accepted
We have that
$$frac{e^x cos x - 1}{x}=frac{e^x cos x-cos x+cos x - 1}{x}=$$$$=cos xfrac{e^x- 1}{x}+xfrac{cos x - 1}{x^2} to 1cdot 1+0cdotleft(-frac12right)=1$$
indeed by standard limits
- $frac{e^x- 1}{x}to 1$
- $frac{1-cos x}{x^2} to frac12$
My upvote for the first approach. IMO, using the definition of the derivative is L'Hospital in disguise.
– Yves Daoust
yesterday
@YvesDaoust Thanks for your kind appreciation! I also like much more the first approach.
– gimusi
yesterday
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up vote
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We have that
$$frac{e^x cos x - 1}{x}=frac{e^x cos x-cos x+cos x - 1}{x}=$$$$=cos xfrac{e^x- 1}{x}+xfrac{cos x - 1}{x^2} to 1cdot 1+0cdotleft(-frac12right)=1$$
indeed by standard limits
- $frac{e^x- 1}{x}to 1$
- $frac{1-cos x}{x^2} to frac12$
We have that
$$frac{e^x cos x - 1}{x}=frac{e^x cos x-cos x+cos x - 1}{x}=$$$$=cos xfrac{e^x- 1}{x}+xfrac{cos x - 1}{x^2} to 1cdot 1+0cdotleft(-frac12right)=1$$
indeed by standard limits
- $frac{e^x- 1}{x}to 1$
- $frac{1-cos x}{x^2} to frac12$
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My upvote for the first approach. IMO, using the definition of the derivative is L'Hospital in disguise.
– Yves Daoust
yesterday
@YvesDaoust Thanks for your kind appreciation! I also like much more the first approach.
– gimusi
yesterday
add a comment |
My upvote for the first approach. IMO, using the definition of the derivative is L'Hospital in disguise.
– Yves Daoust
yesterday
@YvesDaoust Thanks for your kind appreciation! I also like much more the first approach.
– gimusi
yesterday
My upvote for the first approach. IMO, using the definition of the derivative is L'Hospital in disguise.
– Yves Daoust
yesterday
My upvote for the first approach. IMO, using the definition of the derivative is L'Hospital in disguise.
– Yves Daoust
yesterday
@YvesDaoust Thanks for your kind appreciation! I also like much more the first approach.
– gimusi
yesterday
@YvesDaoust Thanks for your kind appreciation! I also like much more the first approach.
– gimusi
yesterday
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As $xto0$ you can make the following approximations: $e^x=1+x+O(x),quad cos x=1-x^2/2+O(x^2)$
$$lim_{xto0}frac{(1+x)(1-x^2/2)-1}{x}=lim_{xto0}frac{1-x^2/2+x-x^3/2-1}x=lim_{xto0}frac{x(-x/2+1-x^2/2)}{x}=1$$
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As $xto0$ you can make the following approximations: $e^x=1+x+O(x),quad cos x=1-x^2/2+O(x^2)$
$$lim_{xto0}frac{(1+x)(1-x^2/2)-1}{x}=lim_{xto0}frac{1-x^2/2+x-x^3/2-1}x=lim_{xto0}frac{x(-x/2+1-x^2/2)}{x}=1$$
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As $xto0$ you can make the following approximations: $e^x=1+x+O(x),quad cos x=1-x^2/2+O(x^2)$
$$lim_{xto0}frac{(1+x)(1-x^2/2)-1}{x}=lim_{xto0}frac{1-x^2/2+x-x^3/2-1}x=lim_{xto0}frac{x(-x/2+1-x^2/2)}{x}=1$$
As $xto0$ you can make the following approximations: $e^x=1+x+O(x),quad cos x=1-x^2/2+O(x^2)$
$$lim_{xto0}frac{(1+x)(1-x^2/2)-1}{x}=lim_{xto0}frac{1-x^2/2+x-x^3/2-1}x=lim_{xto0}frac{x(-x/2+1-x^2/2)}{x}=1$$
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Make the product of Taylor series (very very faw terms).
– Claude Leibovici
yesterday
2
It is possible.
– Chickenmancer
yesterday