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Surely its zero? Or better: 0+ if m>n, 0- if m<n

Not sure how to show working though (at least not without making the same sort of assumptions I have made in my head already).
rationalise the numerator
 

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Ooh,

How do you guys know if its 0+ or 0-?
Yeah it tends to zero.

Depends on whether m or n is larger.

I would just write 0 though. The +/- notation is more commonly used when talking about one-sided limits.
 

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Ah k cool thanks :)
 

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Can someone please explain the following question? It would preferable if someone did this question using Gaussian elimination (matrix row reduction)..
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Can someone please explain the following question? It would preferable if someone did this question using Gaussian elimination (matrix row reduction)..
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If they intersect, then you can find values for the parameters such that it works.

go from there
 

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Someone else post a question please
 

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The squeeze theorem isn't really necessary if we are working from MX2 knowledge, where e^x refers to a (not entirely rigorously defined) function which we know how to differentiate, and whose inverse we know how to differentiate.

Here is my proof:

Fix x real and let g(t)=(1+tx)^(1/t) for positive t. It suffices to show that log g(t) tends to x as t tends to zero.

log g(t)=log(1+tx)/t = (h(t)-h(0))/t where h(s)=log(1+sx).

So letting t->0 we get log g(t) -> h'(0)=x.
 
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Can anyone explain this to me?

 

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Expand [cos(theta) + isin(theta)]^5 using De Moivre's Theorem for the LHS and Binomial Theorem on the RHS. Equate the real parts
 

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Yea i did but i cant get those value with solving 16x^5-20x^3+5x-1=0 especially bcuz of -1 at the end
 

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Cos(5theta) = cos(5x2pi/5) = cos(2pi) = 1
So substituting back into the RHS of the original equation we get 16cos^5(theta) -20cos^3(theta) + 5cos(theta) = 1
Then subtract the 1
 

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Yes yes im up to this bit
But after this i have to find the x value of this equation and compare to the 5 roots i got from cos(5theta)=1 to deduce exact value of cos2/5pi and cos4/5pi.

But how do i find the roots from 16x^5-20x^3+5x-1=0?
Normally we use quadratic formula but this case doesnt work bcuz of -1
 

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Yes yes im up to this bit
But after this i have to find the x value of this equation and compare to the 5 roots i got from cos(5theta)=1 to deduce exact value of cos2/5pi and cos4/5pi.

But how do i find the roots from 16x^5-20x^3+5x-1=0?
Normally we use quadratic formula but this case doesnt work bcuz of -1
I answered in the thread you posted
 

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Can someone please answer the following Question.PNG:

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But next time please post your question to the Extracurricular Section, the rigorous definition of continuity is not covered in the 4U HSC course, and hence it is not appropriate for this question to be asked here.
 

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If and are positive integers such that find the value of .
 
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If and are real numbers such that find the maximum possible difference between any two of and
 

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If and are real numbers such that find the maximum possible difference between any two of and


Also if you're question if Q16 difficulty or beyond, please post it in the Advanced Level marathon. This marathon is for easy questions
 
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