Thursday, February 10, 2011

What is the value of lim x->pi/2 [(1-sinx)/cos x]

We have to find the value of lim x-->pi/2 [(1 - sin
x)/cos x]


Substituting x = pi/2, gives us 0/0, which is
indeterminate. This allows us to use the L'Hopital's rule and substitute the numerator
and denominator with their derivatives


=> lim
x-->pi/2 [(-cos x)/-sin x]


substituting x =
pi/2


=>
0


The required value of the limit is
0.

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