'

L HOSPITAL 'S RULE

'
's rule is useful
L
Hospital a
formula for finding
limits based on
information of derivatives .

Statement

fee) g' Csc)

lime = lime
x > a god x > a
g) Ca)

In order to use this formula we need to make

,

sure that the

following conditions are
satisfied :

lime line

|
O
face) =
gcx) =

x→a x.→ a

or

e÷,gc =± . and
e÷%gc =± . .

Of course we assume that f and are

, g
differentiable and the limit

job
line )
exists ( or
equals I .

x.→ a g) Gc)
 Simca) cos Gc )

Example him = lime ( by L' Hospital) .

K > O K K -70 1

Therefore
since)
Linn = him coscx) = 1 .

2C > O 2C I > 0

Some remarks

Note that ,
we cannot write

cosec ) - Simcoe)
line = lime .

2C 70 2C so > O 1

That is because L'

Hospital cannot be used

here .

Why .

We can use L' Hospital 's rule for one -

sided

limits under the same conditions .

For
example :

fox) f' Cx)

lime = him
+ t '
c)
x > a
god x > a
g

it
him time O
food =
good =

x. → at se → at

OT
 lime I and him I
peas = x
good =
,

neat x → at

We can use L' Hospital 's rule for a = to or

a =
-
x under the same conditions . For
example :

FCK) f' Gc)

lime = ein
'
K→ to Gc)
se > to
gcx) g

it
time
fcx) him O
=
gcx) =

ac→ to x. → to

OT

time fcsc) I and bin to

= x
goes = .

x. → to K > to

rule
'
In
before L
Hospital 's need
summary , using ,
we

to check that whether our limit is

eligible for
Hospital is
'
L That whether it is in the forms
,
.

o + x -
X t -
x

OT Ot OT OT .

O + x - X -
x to