Questions
Question 1
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State the fundamental sine limit for angles measured in radians.
Question 2
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What is \(\lim_{x\to0}\frac{\tan x}{x}\)?
Question 3
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Evaluate \(\lim_{x\to0}\frac{\sin(4x)}{4x}\).
Question 4
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Explain why \(\lim_{x\to0}\frac{1-\cos x}{x}=0\) using the identity \(1-\cos x=\frac{\sin^2x}{1+\cos x}\).
Question 5
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Evaluate \(\lim_{x\to0}\frac{\sin(5x)}{x}\).
Question 6
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Evaluate \(\lim_{x\to0}\frac{\sin(3x)}{\sin(7x)}\).
Question 7
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Evaluate \(\lim_{x\to0}\frac{\tan(2x)}{x}\).
Question 8
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Evaluate \(\lim_{x\to0}\frac{1-\cos(6x)}{x}\).
Question 9
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Evaluate \(\lim_{x\to0}\frac{\sin(2x)+\sin(5x)}{x}\).
Question 10
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Evaluate \(\lim_{x\to0}\frac{\sin(4x)}{\tan(9x)}\).
Question 11
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Evaluate \(\lim_{x\to0}\frac{\sin(3x)-\sin x}{x}\).
Question 12
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A small-angle pendulum model uses \(\sin\theta\approx\theta\). Explain the limit statement that justifies replacing \(\sin\theta/\theta\) by \(1\) as \(\theta\to0\).
Question 13
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Evaluate \(\lim_{x\to0}\frac{\sin(2x)\sin(5x)}{x^2}\).
Question 14
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Evaluate \(\lim_{x\to0}\frac{\tan(3x)-\sin(3x)}{x}\).
Question 15
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Find \(k\) if \(\lim_{x\to0}\frac{\sin(kx)}{x}=12\), where \(k\) is a constant.
Question 16
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Find all constants \(a\) for which \(\lim_{x\to0}\frac{\sin(ax)}{\sin(2x)}=3\).
Question 17
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For constants \(a\) and \(b\ne0\), determine \(\lim_{x\to0}\frac{\sin(ax)}{\tan(bx)}\).
Question 18
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A student claims \(\lim_{x\to0}\frac{\sin(5x)}{2x}=1\) because \(\sin u/u\to1\). Identify the error and give the correct limit.
Question 19
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Use squeeze-theorem reasoning to justify why \(\lim_{x\to0^+}\frac{\sin x}{x}=1\).
Question 20
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Explain why the statement \(\lim_{x\to0}\frac{\sin x}{x}=1\) would not be correct if \(x\) were measured in degrees inside the sine function.