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Ch. 2 - Limits and Continuity
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Capitolo 2, Problema 2.2.43

Limits with trigonometric functions


Find the limits in Exercises 43–50.


limx→0 (2sin x − 1)

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Identify the limit expression: \( \lim_{x \to 0} (2\sin x - 1) \).
Recall the basic limit property for sine: \( \lim_{x \to 0} \sin x = 0 \).
Substitute the limit of \( \sin x \) into the expression: \( 2(\lim_{x \to 0} \sin x) - 1 \).
Simplify the expression using the known limit: \( 2(0) - 1 \).
Conclude the limit evaluation by simplifying the expression to find the result.

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