Trig idents while computing limit

quicksilver123
Messages
173
Reaction score
0
My screenshots show an attempt at a solution and the given solution path from the book, but I can't seem to figure it out.
 

Attachments

  • IMG_2047.jpg
    IMG_2047.jpg
    32.5 KB · Views: 449
  • IMG_2048.PNG
    IMG_2048.PNG
    23.9 KB · Views: 430
Physics news on Phys.org
That is the identity I used to expand the (x+h) terms but could not factor to the next step due to the sin(h) term... unless I made an error in my expansion that I haven't caught?
 
In your work, factor a sin(x) from the first 2 terms and cos(x) from the next 2 terms. You should now have the same as the solution guide. Note that it takes 2 lines to display theirs. I don't know what you've done in the denominator, though. .
 
  • Like
Likes quicksilver123
Thanks. I don't know why I didn't see that.
 
There are two things I don't understand about this problem. First, when finding the nth root of a number, there should in theory be n solutions. However, the formula produces n+1 roots. Here is how. The first root is simply ##\left(r\right)^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}##. Then you multiply this first root by n additional expressions given by the formula, as you go through k=0,1,...n-1. So you end up with n+1 roots, which cannot be correct. Let me illustrate what I mean. For this...
Back
Top