
Patrick P. answered 11/15/21
PhD in mathematics/Teaching awards/Ex-professor
This looks scary. So let's just write what is in the parenthesis and denominator as g(x)
Then this becomes
LIm sin g(x) / g(x) . Since sin(0) = 0 we can apply lhopitals, giving
= lim [ cos(g(x)) g'( x) ] / g'(x) ( by chain rule. Note the derivatives cancel)
= cos (0) = 1
Hope that helps
Patrick