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    Solving Limit Problems with L'Hopital's Rule

    lim x^2 = 0; lim sin(1/x) DNE; lim sinx = 0; 0 * DNE / 0 isn't one of the indeterminant forms. thanks for the help, everbody :)
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    Solving Limit Problems with L'Hopital's Rule

    ooh sorry lim sinx/x = 1. ok thx!
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    Solving Limit Problems with L'Hopital's Rule

    So now the limit is 0 if I use the Squeezing Theorem for the numerator, and the "lim sinx/x=0" for the denominator? Am I thinking about this correctly or am I just trying to plug and play?
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    Solving Limit Problems with L'Hopital's Rule

    Where did sin(1/x) go?
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    Solving Limit Problems with L'Hopital's Rule

    Homework Statement (a) Explain why L'Hopital's rule does not apply to the problem lim_{x\rightarrow0} [ (x^{2}sin(1/x)) / sinx ] (b) Find the limit. Homework Equations lim _{x\rightarrow0} xsin(1/x) = 0 , by the Squeezing Theorem. lim _{x\rightarrow0} sin (1/x) Does Not Exist...
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    Related Rates: Calculating Change in Distance Between Clock Hands at 9 o'clock

    Homework Statement "On a certain clock the minute had is 4in long, and the hour hand is 3in long. How fast is the distance between the tips of the hands changing at 9 o'clock?" Homework Equations - a^{2} + b^{2} = c^{2} - Law of Cosines? The Attempt at a Solution Ok i drew a clock...