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Date May 2017 Marks available 7 Reference code 17M.3.AHL.TZ0.Hca_1
Level Additional Higher Level Paper Paper 3 Time zone Time zone 0
Command term Determine Question number Hca_1 Adapted from N/A

Question

Use l’Hôpital’s rule to determine the value of

lim x 0 sin 2 x x ln ( 1 + x ) .

Markscheme

* This question is from an exam for a previous syllabus, and may contain minor differences in marking or structure.

attempt to use l’Hôpital’s rule,     M1

limit = lim x 0 2 sin x cos x ln ( 1 + x ) + x 1 + x or sin 2 x ln ( 1 + x ) + x 1 + x      A1A1

 

Note:     Award A1 for numerator A1 for denominator.

 

this gives 0/0 so use the rule again     (M1)

= lim x 0 2 cos 2 x 2 sin 2 x 1 1 + x + 1 + x x ( 1 + x ) 2 or 2 cos 2 x 2 + x ( 1 + x ) 2      A1A1

 

Note:     Award A1 for numerator A1 for denominator.

 

= 1      A1

 

Note:     This A1 is dependent on all previous marks being awarded, except when the first application of L’Hopital’s does not lead to 0/0, when it should be awarded for the correct limit of their derived function.

 

[7 marks]

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Syllabus sections

Topic 5 —Calculus » AHL 5.13—Limits and L’Hopitals
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