expression by 3 and the numerator and the denominator of the bottom expression by 8. We get
. Now, we can evaluate the limit: = .
7. 0
Here, use the trigonometric identity sin^2 x = 1 − cos^2 x to rewrite the bottom expression:
. Next, we can break up the limit into . Remember that
= 1 and that = 1 as well. Now we can evaluate the limit:
= (1)(1)(0) = 0.
- cos x
Notice that if we plug in 0 for h, we get , which is indeterminate. Recall that the
trigonometric formula sin(A + B) = sin A cos B + cos A sin B. Here we can rewrite the top
expression as: = . We can break up
the limit into + . Next, factor sin x out of the top of the left-
hand expression: + . Now, we can break this into separate
limits: + . The left-hand limit is =
= sin x • 0 = 0. The right-hand limit is = cos x • 1 = cos x.
Finally, combine the left-hand and right-hand limits: sin x +
= 0 + cos x = cos x.
- No. It fails condition 1.
In order for a function f(x) to be continuous at a point x = c, it must fulfill all three of the
following conditions:
Condition 1: f(c) exists.