Indeterminant Forms

LHospitals Rule

Theory

LHospitals Rule :-

The evaluation of indeterminate forms is just an

application of Taylors series given by LHospitals rule.
LHospitals rule :
Given the limit,

Lim
f (x )
x a g( x )

0

0

go on differentiating the numerator and the denominator

functions separately until a finite quantity is obtained which
gives the value of the limit. Before every differentiation,
simplify the expression and bring the 00 form or the

equivalent form

form.

Indeterminate forms:1. 0.
2. 0/0
3. /
4. -
5. 1
6. 00
7. 0

Indeterminant Forms

LHospitals Rule

Theory

Flowchart for
types of indeterminate forms and their convertion to primary
form
Primary Form
0

or
0

Secondary Form

0 or 0

Convertion to Primary Form

1
1
0 or 0
0
0

0
0

1 1 0-0
- =
0 0
0

0
0

Log1

1
0
0 =
0
0

0Log0

0 Log

1 0
=
0 0

or

1 0
=
0 0

or

Use Hospitals Rule

Trick! 1 :

The basic form of indeterminate form is

0

0

All

other forms of the limits are secondary and can be

converted into 00 form.

Indeterminant Forms

LHospitals Rule

For example :

= 11 // 00

Theory

0

0

( )= 10 - 10 = 0 0- 0 =

0

0