Calculus Examples

Evaluate the Limit limit as x approaches 0 of ( natural log of tan(45+ax))/(sin(bx))
Step 1
Apply L'Hospital's rule.
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Step 1.1
Evaluate the limit of the numerator and the limit of the denominator.
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Step 1.1.1
Take the limit of the numerator and the limit of the denominator.
Step 1.1.2
Evaluate the limit of the numerator.
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Step 1.1.2.1
Evaluate the limit.
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Step 1.1.2.1.1
Move the limit inside the logarithm.
Step 1.1.2.1.2
Move the limit inside the trig function because tangent is continuous.
Step 1.1.2.1.3
Split the limit using the Sum of Limits Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 1.1.2.1.4
Evaluate the limit of which is constant as approaches .
Step 1.1.2.1.5
Move the term outside of the limit because it is constant with respect to .
Step 1.1.2.2
Evaluate the limit of by plugging in for .
Step 1.1.2.3
Simplify the answer.
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Step 1.1.2.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.2.3.2
Add and .
Step 1.1.2.3.3
The exact value of is .
Step 1.1.2.3.4
The natural logarithm of is .
Step 1.1.3
Evaluate the limit of the denominator.
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Step 1.1.3.1
Evaluate the limit.
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Step 1.1.3.1.1
Move the limit inside the trig function because sine is continuous.
Step 1.1.3.1.2
Move the term outside of the limit because it is constant with respect to .
Step 1.1.3.2
Evaluate the limit of by plugging in for .
Step 1.1.3.3
Simplify the answer.
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Step 1.1.3.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3.3.2
The exact value of is .
Step 1.1.3.3.3
The expression contains a division by . The expression is undefined.
Undefined
Step 1.1.3.4
The expression contains a division by . The expression is undefined.
Undefined
Step 1.1.4
The expression contains a division by . The expression is undefined.
Undefined
Step 1.2
Since is of indeterminate form, apply L'Hospital's Rule. L'Hospital's Rule states that the limit of a quotient of functions is equal to the limit of the quotient of their derivatives.
Step 1.3
Find the derivative of the numerator and denominator.
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Step 1.3.1
Differentiate the numerator and denominator.
Step 1.3.2
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 1.3.2.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 1.3.2.2
The derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.2.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 1.3.3
Rewrite in terms of sines and cosines.
Step 1.3.4
Multiply by the reciprocal of the fraction to divide by .
Step 1.3.5
Write as a fraction with denominator .
Step 1.3.6
Simplify.
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Step 1.3.6.1
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.3.6.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.7
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 1.3.7.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 1.3.7.2
The derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.7.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 1.3.8
Combine and .
Step 1.3.9
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.10
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.11
Add and .
Step 1.3.12
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.13
Combine and .
Step 1.3.14
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.3.15
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.16
Simplify.
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Step 1.3.16.1
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 1.3.16.1.1
Rewrite in terms of sines and cosines.
Step 1.3.16.1.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 1.3.16.1.3
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 1.3.16.1.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.3.16.1.3.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.3.16.1.3.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.3.16.1.4
One to any power is one.
Step 1.3.16.1.5
Combine and .
Step 1.3.16.2
Combine terms.
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Step 1.3.16.2.1
Rewrite as a product.
Step 1.3.16.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.17
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 1.3.17.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 1.3.17.2
The derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.17.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 1.3.18
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.3.19
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.3.20
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.21
Reorder the factors of .
Step 1.4
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 1.5
Multiply by .
Step 2
Evaluate the limit.
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Step 2.1
Move the term outside of the limit because it is constant with respect to .
Step 2.2
Split the limit using the Limits Quotient Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 2.3
Evaluate the limit of which is constant as approaches .
Step 2.4
Split the limit using the Product of Limits Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 2.5
Move the limit inside the trig function because cosine is continuous.
Step 2.6
Split the limit using the Sum of Limits Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 2.7
Evaluate the limit of which is constant as approaches .
Step 2.8
Move the term outside of the limit because it is constant with respect to .
Step 2.9
Move the limit inside the trig function because sine is continuous.
Step 2.10
Split the limit using the Sum of Limits Rule on the limit as approaches .
Step 2.11
Evaluate the limit of which is constant as approaches .
Step 2.12
Move the term outside of the limit because it is constant with respect to .
Step 2.13
Move the limit inside the trig function because cosine is continuous.
Step 2.14
Move the term outside of the limit because it is constant with respect to .
Step 3
Evaluate the limits by plugging in for all occurrences of .
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Step 3.1
Evaluate the limit of by plugging in for .
Step 3.2
Evaluate the limit of by plugging in for .
Step 3.3
Evaluate the limit of by plugging in for .
Step 4
Simplify the answer.
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Step 4.1
Separate fractions.
Step 4.2
Convert from to .
Step 4.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.4
Multiply by .
Step 4.5
Multiply by .
Step 4.6
Separate fractions.
Step 4.7
Convert from to .
Step 4.8
Convert from to .
Step 4.9
The exact value of is .
Step 4.10
Multiply by .
Step 4.11
Add and .
Step 4.12
The exact value of is .
Step 4.13
Add and .
Step 4.14
The exact value of is .
Step 4.15
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 4.15.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.15.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.16
Combine and .
Step 4.17
Move to the left of .