Instantaneous rate of change [Trig]

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The discussion focuses on calculating the instantaneous rate of change (iroc) for the function f(x) = 3sin(2x) at the point A (π/6, f(π/6)). The correct formula for iroc is defined as iroc = lim(h→0) (f(a+h) - f(a))/h. The solution provided initially yields an incorrect result due to improper handling of the limit and the sine function. The correct instantaneous rate of change at the specified point is determined to be 6 after addressing the calculation errors.

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Homework Statement


For the function f(x) = 3sin 2x, find the instantaneous rate of change at point A (\frac{\pi}{6}, f(\frac{\pi}{6}))


Homework Equations


iroc = instantaneous rate of change
iroc= \lim_{h\to 0} \frac{f(a+h) - f(a)}{h}

The Attempt at a Solution


iroc = instantaneous rate of change
iroc= \lim_{h\to 0} \frac{(3sin2(\frac{\pi}{6}+0.001)) - (3sin2(\frac{\pi}{6})}{0.001}
iroc= \lim_{h\to 0} \frac{(3sin(\frac{\pi}{3}+0.002)) - (3sin(\frac{\pi}{3}))}{0.001}
iroc= \lim_{h\to 0} \frac{(3(\frac{\sqrt3}{2}+0.002)) - (3(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}))}{0.001}
iroc= \lim_{h\to 0} \frac{(3(\frac{\sqrt3 + 0.004}{2})) - (\frac{3\cdot\sqrt{3}}{2}))}{0.001}
iroc= \lim_{h\to 0} \frac{(\frac{3\sqrt3 + 0.012}{2})) - (\frac{3\sqrt{3}}{2}))}{0.001}
iroc = 6

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You have ignored the limit, if you want to do it that way you have to vary h, so start with h=0.001 and then go down to h=0.000000001 for instance. Then once you have collected all the results you can see what it limits to, but for here just try a really small h. And you also seem to be off by a factor of 1/2, you have to take the sin of everything in the brackets.
 
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