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<span class="exam">(c) &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -15px">\lim_{x\rightarrow 1} \frac{x^3-1}{x^{10}-1}</math>
 
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[[009A Sample Final 2, Problem 8 Solution|'''<u>Solution</u>''']]
  
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|&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Suppose that &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -11px">\lim_{x\rightarrow \infty} f(x)</math>&nbsp; and &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -11px">\lim_{x\rightarrow \infty} g(x)</math>&nbsp; are both zero or both &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -1px">\pm \infty .</math>
 
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; If &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -19px">\lim_{x\rightarrow \infty} \frac{f'(x)}{g'(x)}</math>&nbsp; is finite or &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -4px">\pm \infty ,</math>
 
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; then &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -19px">\lim_{x\rightarrow \infty} \frac{f(x)}{g(x)}\,=\,\lim_{x\rightarrow \infty} \frac{f'(x)}{g'(x)}.</math>
 
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[[009A Sample Final 2, Problem 8 Detailed Solution|'''<u>Detailed Solution</u>''']]
  
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\displaystyle{\lim_{x\rightarrow 0} \frac{\sin x}{\cos x-1}} & = & \displaystyle{\lim_{x\rightarrow 0} \frac{\sin x}{\cos x-1}\frac{(\cos x+1)}{(\cos x+1)}}\\
 
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\displaystyle{\lim_{x\rightarrow 1} \frac{x^3-1}{x^{10}-1}} & \overset{L'H}{=} & \displaystyle{\lim_{x\rightarrow 1}\frac{3x^2}{10x^9}.}
 
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[[009A_Sample_Final_2|'''<u>Return to Sample Exam</u>''']]
 
[[009A_Sample_Final_2|'''<u>Return to Sample Exam</u>''']]

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(a)  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow \infty} \frac{x^{-1}+x}{1+\sqrt{1+x}}}

(b)  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 0} \frac{\sin x}{\cos x-1}}

(c)  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \lim_{x\rightarrow 1} \frac{x^3-1}{x^{10}-1}}

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