Lesson #16
Limits of Trigonometric Functions

Quote of the Day: 
"Mathematics is the science which uses easy words for hard ideas."
           -- Edward Kasner and James R. Newman

Objectives:
    The student will compute limits of  the sin(x), cos(x), and  sin(x)/x
  	as x approaches 0.      

1. Collect Homework.

2. Limits of Trigonometric Functions:
       

   
3. Examples
       
4. Silly Limit
       
5. Limits with Cancellation
        Lucky Canceling -- with numbers

        Here is an application of lucky canceling with limits!

       
6. Assignment: 
      p. 160 (3, 5, 7, 9, 21, 23, 25, 29, 31, 33)
          Limits & Continuity Worksheet

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