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26.1 L'Hospital's rule

How does behave as x approaches 0? ? as x approaches ?

L'Hospital's rule:

If f(x) and g(x) approach 0 as x approaches a, and f '(x) / g'(x) approaches L as x approaches a, then the ratio f(x) / g(x) approaches L as well.

If

Then

also.

Proof

Examples