Thread: Limit problem, not sure where I went wrong

First step I did all the factor:

-And then factoring the denominator again I got: ; but I have a question here, and I think it's just because I'm really tired, but can I factor ? I keep thinking but my brain's not working.

-Anyway, I cancelled the from the numerator / denominator and then evaluated the limit using direct substitution and I got zero. My book says that's wrong though. If anyone has a chance to throw me a tip for these two questions I'd really appreciate it!

Originally Posted by AZach

First step I did all the factor:

-And then factoring the denominator again I got: ; but I have a question here, and I think it's just because I'm really tired, but can I factor ? I keep thinking but my brain's not working.

-Anyway, I cancelled the from the numerator / denominator and then evaluated the limit using direct substitution and I got zero. My book says that's wrong though. If anyone has a chance to throw me a tip for these two questions I'd really appreciate it!

I don't know why your book would say that 0 is wrong, because it's correct. When dealing with limits, you only simplify and cancel as long as you need to before you can substitute.

Thanks Prove It. Apparently, I had bookmarked the wrong answer section without realizing it.

I have another problem to add to this thread though regarding the limit of a trigonometric function.

. My first question is do I use direct substitution again? I know sin of pi/2 is 1, and 4*(pi/2) is 0. I'm trying to think of a trick like bringing the constant 4 out in front of the limit but the answer isn't 4 either. I just want to know the right procedure for future reference.

Oh wait, that's it- 2pi. I was trying to solve it thinking 2pi should be zero. Nevermind! (but still thanks)