SOLUTION: Determine the limit (as x approaches 0) of (cos3x-cos4x)/x^2. I've tried using L'Hopital's but the denominator would still be undefined... Thank you.

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Question 590915: Determine the limit (as x approaches 0) of (cos3x-cos4x)/x^2.
I've tried using L'Hopital's but the denominator would still be undefined...
Thank you.

Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


L'Hôpital works for , so just take the second derivative of your numerator and denominator. The denominator will then be a constant and the limit trivial.

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