How do you solve this ? lim_(x->0^+)(1+sin(4x))^cot(x)

1 Answer
Aug 8, 2017

lim_{x\to0^+} (1+sin(4x))^(cot(x)) = e^4.

Explanation:

y=(1+sin(4x))^(cot(x))
ln(y)=cot(x)ln(1+sin(4x),
ln(y)=ln(1+sin(4x))/(tan(x)).

Then lim_{x\to0^+} ln(y) is in the indeterminate form 0/0.

By L'Hopitals rule, if f(a)=g(a)=0 then lim_{x\toa} (f(a))/(g(a)) = lim_{x\toa} (f'(a))/(g'(a)).

Then,

lim_{x\to0^+} ln(y) = lim_{x\to0^+} ((4cos(4x))/(1+sin(4x)))/(sec^2(x)),
lim_{x\to0^+} ln(y) = 4.

Then taking an inverse logarithm,

lim_{x\to0^+} y = e^4.