How to Calculate a Limit Using Cauchy's Mean Value Theorem?

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Look, transgalactic, this is screamingly obvious …

since f(0) = 0, what is [tex]\lim _{x->0}\frac{f(x) }{x}[/tex] the definition of? :frown:
 
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i don't know
i get 0 n the numerator and 0 in the denominator
i can see it in another way
[tex] f'(0)=\lim _{x->0}\frac{f(x)-f(0) }{x-0}[/tex]
but i don't get a value
??
 
transgalactic said:
i can see it in another way
[tex]f'(0)=\lim _{x->0}\frac{f(x)-f(0) }{x-0}[/tex]

Yes, that's it!

Why do you have a mental block about these things?

As you say, that limit is f'(0) …

ok, now go back to posts #49-50 …
tiny-tim said:
ok, so what can you say about [tex]\lim _{x->0}\frac{cos(f(x)) - 1}{x^2}[/tex] ? :smile:
transgalactic said:
[tex] \lim _{x->0}\frac{1\ -\ \frac{(f(x))^2}{2!} - 1}{x^2}=\lim _{x->0}\frac{\ -\ (f(x))^2 }{x^22!}[/tex]

which = … ? :smile:
 
[tex] \lim _{x->0}\frac{1\ -\ \frac{(f(x))^2}{2!} - 1}{x^2}=\lim _{x->0}\frac{\ -\ (f(x))^2 }{x^22!}=\frac{-f'(0)^2}{2!}[/tex]
but i was asked to calculate
and it doesn't give me a result
??
 
tiny-tim said:
ok, so what can you say about [tex]\lim _{x->0}\frac{cos(f(x)) - 1}{x^2}[/tex] ? :smile:
transgalactic said:
[tex] \lim _{x->0}\frac{1\ -\ \frac{(f(x))^2}{2!} - 1}{x^2}=\lim _{x->0}\frac{\ -\ (f(x))^2 }{x^22!}=\frac{-f'(0)^2}{2!}[/tex]
but i was asked to calculate

Yes …
transgalactic said:
f(x) and g(x) are differentiable on 0
f(0)=g(0)=0

calculate
[tex]\lim _{x->0}\frac{cosf(x)-cosg(x)}{x^2}[/tex]

which is the same as …
[tex]\lim _{x->0}\frac{(cos(f(x)) - 1) - (cos(g(x)) - 1)}{x^2}[/tex]

which is … ? :smile:
 
i think
[tex] \frac{-f'(0)^2}{2!}+\frac{-g'(0)^2}{2!}[/tex]
but its not a result

??
 
transgalactic said:
i think
[tex] \frac{-f'(0)^2}{2!}+\frac{-g'(0)^2}{2!}[/tex]
but its not a result

??

[tex]\frac{-f'(0)^2}{2!}+\frac{g'(0)^2}{2!}[/tex] actually


but why do you think that's not a result?
 
because i was told
"calculate"
i here i have only an expression

??
 
transgalactic said:
because i was told
"calculate"
i here i have only an expression

??

oh i see!

no, an expression is ok

i admit "calculate" usually means a number …

but it isn't an official word, it's just another way of saying "work out" :smile:

is that all that was bothering you?
 
i haven't been given f'(0)

i was told that it was differentiable on point 0.
but i don't know what thing are given
so i can use them into the solution expression
??
 
transgalactic said:
i haven't been given f'(0)

i was told that it was differentiable on point 0.
but i don't know what thing are given
so i can use them into the solution expression
??

yes yes yes!

no problemo!

go for it! :smile: