Homework Help: Oh my god I forgot how to do limits

1. Oct 11, 2005

Pengwuino

So here I am doing vector calculus homework and BOOM, 1st semester calculus limits slap me in the face. Now I re-read up on L'Hospitals rule for when you have 0/0 but I can't remember what you are suppose to do when you have say, 3/0 as the limit x-->0

What is the procedure for that.

2. Oct 11, 2005

whozum

Whats the function? Usually if you get constant over constant then you can filter out a multiplicative factor from the equation before taking the limit

3. Nov 12, 2005

HallsofIvy

If the numerator of a fraction goes to a non-zero constant while the denominator goes to zero- there is NO limit!

4. Nov 12, 2005

mathwonk

instead of relearning "how to do them", why not learn for once and all what they mean?

5. Jun 4, 2006

leright

yeah, this is true. Limits are a topic where if you understand them (and if you don't understand limits then you don't really understand anything in calculus, but you might THINK you do, and if you don't understand anything in calculus then you don't understand most things in engineering and physics.) then you will probably know how to find them forever. If you understnad limits then all you need to find them are some algebra skills and maybe a very short list of theorems under your belt, such as L'Hospital's rule.

6. Jun 5, 2006

arildno

Don't go too hard on him, he's a nice penguin.

7. Oct 23, 2006