1. Aug 2, 2013

### kashan123999

1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data

Limit sinx^0/x = ?
x-> 0

2. Relevant equations

i think this might be useful in evaluating that limit x-> 0 sinx/x = 1

3. The attempt at a solution

Sorry couldn't figure out how to use the sinx/x limit here,as i tried to use allied angles but couldn't get off that x^0...also i want to know,as power 0 is always = 1,can we directly write 1 instead of x^0? i wrote that but couldn't figure out what to do next?

2. Aug 2, 2013

### Staff: Mentor

I'm confused. Are you trying to evaluate $\lim_{x \to 0} \frac{sin(x^0)}x$ or $\lim_{x \to 0} \frac{sin(x)}x$?

If you're trying to evaluate the latter limit, the first limit would not be helpful and is actually a different limit.

3. Aug 2, 2013

### kashan123999

sir I said that I didn't quite get the idea how to use the fundamental radian limit theorem sinx/x as x approaches 0...the LIMIT which I actually want to evaluate is the former one that you stated

4. Aug 2, 2013

### Eats Dirt

You stated you know that x^0 is 1 (For any number x! it is always 1). So now you can write [sin(1)]/x and simply evaluate the limit. What happens when a number in the denominator gets very small as in this limit?

5. Aug 2, 2013

### Zondrina

Remember to check limits from BOTH sides in this case since really what you want is :

$sin(1) lim_{x→0} \frac{1}{x}$

6. Aug 2, 2013

### Staff: Mentor

00 is an indeterminate form.
The one sided limit $\lim_{x \to 0^+}x^0 = 1$, but you run into problems on the left-sided limit. (See the section titled "The form 00" in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indeterminate_form.

7. Aug 3, 2013

### Saitama

I think that OP meant x degrees (x°) but clarification is required. If it is x degrees, it is easy to evaluate.

8. Aug 3, 2013

### Staff: Mentor

Not easier than the regular limit of sin(x)/x, I think. And it does not fit to the explanations in the first post.

We can. For the limit, you only care about x-values close to, but not at the limit (here: 0). Therefore, you don't have to care about 00.

9. Aug 3, 2013

### HallsofIvy

The limit $\lim_{x\to 0}\frac{sin(x)}{x}= 1$ is only valid for x in radians so if kashan123999's "$x^o$" really does mean that x is measured in degees, then we need to convert to radians. $\pi$ radians correspond to 180 degrees so "x" degrees is the same as $x\pi/180$ radians. That is $sin(x^o)$ would be equivalent to $sin(x\pi/180)$. Now, the "x" outside the trig function is a number, not a measurement so is not in "radians" or "degrees". We have, so far, $\lim_{x\to 0}\frac{sin(x\pi/180)}{x}$.

Now, multiply and divide by $\pi/180$ to change the limit to $\frac{\pi}{180}\lim_{x\to 0}\frac{sin(x\pi/180)}{x\pi/180}$.

Finally, to get back to a form we know, let $y= x\pi/180$. Of course, as x goes to 0, so does y so we now have
$$\frac{\pi}{180}\lim_{y\to 0}\frac{sin(y)}{y}$$

10. Aug 3, 2013

### lurflurf

We can work without regard to angle measure system to find
$$\lim_{x \rightarrow 0} \frac{\sin(x)}{x}=\frac{\pi}{\arccos(-1)}$$
Wolfram alpha humorously gives
$$\lim_{x \rightarrow 0} \frac{\sin(x^{\circ})}{x}=\, ^{\circ}$$
and
$$\lim_{x \rightarrow 0} \frac{\sin(x^{\circ})}{x ^{\circ}}=\frac{ ^{\circ}}{^{\circ}}=1$$
because it defined the constant
$$^{\circ}=\frac{\pi}{180}$$
and for a constant c (not zero in the second limit)
$$\lim_{x \rightarrow 0} \frac{\sin(c \, x)}{x}=\, c$$
and
$$\lim_{x \rightarrow 0} \frac{\sin(c \, x)}{c \, x }=1$$

Last edited: Aug 3, 2013