Calculus I · Limits and Continuity · lesson
Limits of Ratios of Sine Functions
Learn Limits of Ratios of Sine Functions with plain-language explanations, guided examples, worked homework methods, interactive checks, and exam-style practice
Where this chapter fits
Chapter 3: Trigonometric limits
Use squeezing, the fundamental sine limit, identities, and scaling to make trigonometric behavior predictable.
Reading lens: Can the expression be rewritten around a known small-angle limit, with every scaling factor accounted for? Keep that question in view while reading Limits of Ratios of Sine Functions; the worked mathematics is evidence for the idea, not a substitute for it.
This page connects Scaled Sine and Tangent Limits to Cosine Limits and Trigonometric Identities. Read the explanation first, predict each example’s next move, and only then compare the written solution.
Ratio of two sine expressions
Sine over sine
Evaluate
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Insert factors that create both standard limits:
The first and third factors approach , so
Tangent
Since
we have
A tangent limit
Evaluate
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Create in the denominator:
The standard tangent factor approaches , so
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