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Ch. 4 - Applications of the Derivative
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Capitolo 4, Problema 4.R.75

60–81. Limits Evaluate the following limits. Use l’Hôpital’s Rule when needed. 
lim_x→π / 2- (sin x) ^tan x

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Step 1: Identify the form of the limit as x approaches π/2 from the left. The expression (sin x)^tan x can be rewritten using the exponential function: e^(tan x * ln(sin x)).
Step 2: Analyze the behavior of sin x and tan x as x approaches π/2 from the left. Note that sin x approaches 1 and tan x approaches infinity.
Step 3: Recognize that the limit involves an indeterminate form of type 1^∞. To resolve this, take the natural logarithm of the expression, which transforms the problem into finding the limit of tan x * ln(sin x) as x approaches π/2 from the left.
Step 4: Apply l'Hôpital's Rule to the limit of tan x * ln(sin x). This requires differentiating the numerator and the denominator separately. The derivative of tan x is sec^2 x, and the derivative of ln(sin x) is cot x.
Step 5: Evaluate the new limit using l'Hôpital's Rule. If necessary, apply l'Hôpital's Rule multiple times until the limit can be determined. Once the limit of the logarithmic expression is found, exponentiate the result to find the original limit.

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