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L'Hopital's Rule (Applications)

lim⁡x→af(x)g(x)=00,∞∞lim⁡x→af′(x)g′(x)\lim_{x \to a} \frac{f(x)}{g(x)} \overset{\frac{0}{0}, \frac{\infty}{\infty}}{=} \lim_{x \to a} \frac{f'(x)}{g'(x)}

L'Hopital's Rule applied to evaluate limits involving indeterminate forms such as 0·∞, ∞-∞, 0⁰, ∞⁰, 1^∞ by algebraic rearrangement to 0/0 or ∞/∞.

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Worked examples

Find lim(x→0⁺) x ln x (form 0·(-∞)).
  1. Rewrite as lim(x→0⁺) ln x / (1/x) -form -∞/∞
  2. L'Hopital: lim (1/x) / (-1/x²) = lim (-x) = 0

Answer: 0

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What is the L'Hopital's Rule (Applications)?

L'Hopital's Rule applied to evaluate limits involving indeterminate forms such as 0·∞, ∞-∞, 0⁰, ∞⁰, 1^∞ by algebraic rearrangement to 0/0 or ∞/∞. It is one of the applications of derivatives formulas in the CalcRef reference.

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Worked example. Find lim(x→0⁺) x ln x (form 0·(-∞)). Rewrite as lim(x→0⁺) ln x / (1/x) -form -∞/∞. L'Hopital: lim (1/x) / (-1/x²) = lim (-x) = 0. Answer: 0.

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