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Indeterminate Forms

ICSE · Class 12 · Mathematics

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1. Meaning of Indeterminate Forms and Basic Idea

  • Indeterminate means unknown.
  • A mathematical expression is indeterminate if its value cannot be precisely determined.
  • For limits, knowing the limit of each part separately may still be insufficient to find the overall limit.
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3. Converting 0 times infinity and infinity minus infinity

  • The forms 0 times infinity and infinity minus infinity are also indeterminate.
  • For 0 times infinity, convert the expression into 0/0 or infinity/infinity form first, then apply L'Hôpital's Rule.
  • For infinity minus infinity, combine the terms into a single fraction or another suitable form to get 0/0 or infinity/infinity.
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4. Powers: 0 to the power 0, infinity to the power 0, and 1 to the power infinity

  • The forms 0 to the power 0, infinity to the power 0, and 1 to the power infinity are indeterminate.
  • These forms must be handled by logarithms.
  • Set y = f(x)^{g(x)}, then take log y = g(x) log f(x).
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5. Important Examples and Result Patterns

  • 0/0 can give many different answers, such as 0, 1, or infinity, so it is indeterminate.
  • infinity/infinity can also give different answers, so it is indeterminate.
  • 0 times infinity may give 1, 0, or infinity after conversion and evaluation.

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A mathematical expression is indeterminate ifA limit of the form f(x)/g(x)If lim f(x)=0 and lim g(x)=0A limit of the form f(x)/g(x)A limit of the form f(x)·g(x)

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