4.1.6 · D1 · Maths › Calculus I — Limits & Derivatives › Important limits — lim(sin x - x) = 1, lim((1+1 - n)ⁿ) = e
Dono famous limits ek hi chhota sa sawaal poochh rahe hain: "jab ek input zero ki taraf shrink karta hai (ya ek count infinity ki taraf badhta hai), toh koi particular ratio ya product kis fixed number par ja ke theharta hai?" Poora topic bas yahi seekhna hai ki us 'theharne' ke behaviour ko padhna kaise aata hai — isliye pehle hume har wo symbol fluently samajhni chahiye jo use karte hain usse likhne ke liye: angle, radian, sine, ratio, limit arrow, aur exponent.
Neeche har wo notation hai jis par parent note depend karta hai, is tarah order ki gayi hai ki har ek cheez pichli cheez se bani ho. Koi bhi cheez use se pehle define ki jaati hai.
→ " ka matlab kya hai
x → 0 padhte hain "x approaches 0 ". Iska matlab nahin hai "x equals 0 ". Iska matlab hai: socho x aisi values le raha hai jo 0 ki taraf kareeb se kareebi aati ja rahi hain, lekin kabhi 0 par pohonchti nahin. Usi tarah n → ∞ matlab hai n upar girta rahe 1 , 2 , 3 , … hamesha ke liye, kabhi rukta nahin.
Definition Two-sided vs one-sided —
0 ki taraf dono directions se approach karo
Zero ke do neighbourhoods hain: usse thode upar ke numbers (+ 0.1 , + 0.01 , … , likha jaata hai x → 0 + ) aur usse thode neeche ke numbers (− 0.1 , − 0.01 , … , likha jaata hai x → 0 − ). Plain symbol x → 0 (bina sign ke) demand karta hai ki expression dono sides se same number par settle ho. Agar dono sides alag-alag results dete, toh two-sided limit exist hi nahin karta.
Figure dekho. Top line par burnt-orange dots 0 ki taraf right se creep kar rahe hain (x → 0 + ) aur plum dots 0 ki taraf left se creep kar rahe hain (x → 0 − ) — two-sided arrow ko dono chahiye. Bottom line par teal dots bade se bade n ki taraf march kar rahe hain. Arrow → ek motion hai, koi destination nahin jahan tum pohonchte ho.
x s i n x ke liye dono sides kyun matter karti hain
Khush-qismati se x s i n x ek even function hai: x ki jagah − x rakhne se kuch nahin badalta, kyunki sin ( − x ) = − sin x aur dono minus signs cancel ho jaate hain, − x − s i n x = x s i n x . Toh jo bhi x → 0 + ke liye hota hai, bilkul wahi x → 0 − ke liye bhi identically hota hai — dono sides automatically match karti hain, aur two-sided limit ke baare mein baat karna safe hai. (n → ∞ ke liye sirf ek hi direction hai, kyunki n ek counting number hai jo upar chadh raha hai.)
Intuition Arrow ki zaroorat kyun hai
Agar hum seedha x = 0 ko x s i n x mein plug kar sakte toh karte — lekin ussse 0 0 milta, jo meaningless hai (dekho §7). Toh hum 0 par dono sides se sneak up karte hain aur dekhte hain value kahan ja rahi hai. Wahi sneaking-up exactly hai jo → encode karta hai.
lim
lim x → 0 ( some expression in x )
padhte hain "wo number jis par (koi expression) settle karta hai jab x 0 ki taraf dono sides se approach karta hai". lim ke neeche likha chhota $x\to 0$ batata hai kis taraf input move kar raha hai — aur bina + ya − sign ke matlab hai dono taraf ek saath .
Worked example Isko zaor se padhna
x → 0 lim x sin x = 1 padhte hain: "jab x dono sides se zero ki taraf slide karta hai, toh fraction x s i n x value 1 par settle karta hai." 1 ko justify karna hum kahin aur karenge; yahan hum bas sentence padhna seekh rahe hain.
Yeh poore chapter mein sabse important single symbol hai, aur parent topic isko har line mein use karta hai.
Definition Radian — angle naapne ka honest tarika
Radius 1 ka ek circle banao (ek unit circle , toh uska radius r = 1 ). Point ( 1 , 0 ) se shuru karo aur curved edge ke saath saath chalo . Kisi angle ka radian measure simply hai tum us edge par kitna chale . Distance 1 chalo → angle 1 radian hai. Poora chakkar laao (distance 2 π ) → angle 2 π radians hai.
Intuition Figure mein KYA observe karna hai
Orange thick arc woh distance hai jo tum chale; teal radius batata hai tum kahan ruke. Dono labels agree karte hain: arc length = 1 aur angle = 1 radian picture par literally same number hain. Yahi equality radians deta hai — aur yeh sirf radians mein sach hai. Degrees mein, distance 1 chalna ≈ 57.3° label hota, aur dono numbers disagree karte. x s i n x → 1 ka proof "arc length" ko "angle x " se replace karta hai — yeh swap sirf radians mein legal hai. Poori kahani ke liye Radian Measure dekho.
sin x — seedhe alfazon mein
Unit circle par angle x par khade ho. Horizontal axis tak ek seedhi line neeche girao. Us vertical drop ki length sin x hai. Ek phrase mein: sin x us point ki horizontal axis ke upar height hai.
Intuition Figure mein KYA observe karna hai
Ek chhote angle x ke liye, teen lengths almost ek doosre ke upar lie karti hain:
orange arc (length = x , §3 se),
teal chord (seedha shortcut across),
plum vertical (length = sin x ).
Plum segment follow karo: yeh height hai, aur yeh apne saath wale orange arc se zara hi chhoti hai. Jab x chhota hota hai, arc (= x ) aur height (= sin x ) almost same length hote hain, toh unka ratio x s i n x almost 1 hota hai. Yahi Part 1 ka poora raaz hai — baki sab isse precise banana hai. Isko exactly squeeze karna Squeeze (Sandwich) Theorem ka kaam hai.
cos x aur tan x
cos x = unit circle par point ki horizontal position (kitna right hai).
tan x = cos x sin x = "height ÷ width". Geometrically yeh us point ki height hai jahan angle ka edge , extend hone par, ( 1 , 0 ) par vertical tangent line se milta hai.
tan x kyun chahiye
Squeeze argument sector ko ek chhote triangle (height sin x ) aur ek bade triangle (height tan x ) ke beech sandwich karta hai. Kyunki chhote positive angle ke liye cos x < 1 hota hai, tan x = c o s x s i n x thoda bada hota hai sin x se — jo outer, roomier triangle deta hai jo proof ko chahiye. Baad mein, Derivative of sin and cos is same limit se seedha bana hai.
b a
Ek fraction b a jawaab deta hai: "b kitni baar a mein fit hota hai?" Ek ratio ki limit, jaise x s i n x , poochhhti hai: jab upar aur neeche dono shrink karte hain, kya woh step mein rehte hain? Agar upar aur neeche same speed se shrink karein, toh ratio 1 par settle karta hai; agar upar tez shrink kare, toh 0 ki taraf jaata hai; agar dheere, toh blow up karta hai. Yeh "kaun tez shrink karta hai" wala sawaal calculus ki dhadkan hai.
e — ek fixed number, limit ke roop mein define kiya gaya
e ek specific irrational number hai, e ≈ 2.71828 . Hum ise pehle se assume nahin karte; hum ise exactly us value ke roop mein define karte hain jis par compounding expression settle karta hai:
e := lim n → ∞ ( 1 + n 1 ) n .
Ise bilkul π ki tarah socho: ek constant jo ek natural process se nikalta hai (yahan, endlessly-fine compounding — dekho §8). Isko abhi naam dene ka matlab hai ki jab neeche symbol e aaye, toh uska matlab pehle se kuch ho. Uski poori kahani The Number e and ln mein hai.
Definition "Indeterminate" = notation akela decide nahin kar sakta
0 0 : ek fraction ke dono parts 0 ki taraf jaate hain. Tum jawaab nahin padh sakte — yeh 0 , 1 , 7 , ya ∞ ho sakta hai, speeds ke hisaab se. x s i n x (with x → 0 dono sides se, jo agree karte hain kyunki function even hai, §1) ek 0 0 form hai jo 1 par settle hoti hai.
1 ∞ : ek base jo 1 ki taraf jaata hai, ∞ ki taraf jaate power par raise kiya gaya. Yahan input ek counting number n → ∞ hai (sirf ek direction), aur base 1 + n 1 har aise n ke liye 1 se bada hai. Phir bhi value shape se akele undecidable hai: base 1 + n 1 hai, aur woh tiny excess infinitely many multiplications par compound karta hai. ( 1 + n 1 ) n yahi form hai, aur yeh e par settle karta hai (§7 mein define kiya).
Intuition Figure mein KYA observe karna hai
Do panels. Left: curve x s i n x vertical axis ke baare mein symmetric hai (yeh even hai), aur yeh teal line at 1 par flatten hota hai jab x → 0 dono sides se — naive guess 0 (plum dashed) galat hai. Right: dots ( 1 + n 1 ) n chadh kar orange line at e ≈ 2.718 par ruk jaate hain — naive guess 1 (plum dashed) galat hai. Naive guess aur true value ke beech ka woh gap hi wajah hai ki in limits ka poora ek topic hai. Zyada cases Indeterminate Forms mein hain.
( 1 + n 1 ) n mein exponent
( 1 + n 1 ) n matlab hai: number ( 1 + n 1 ) ko n baar khud se multiply karo. Do cheezein ladte hain: base 1 + n 1 as n grows 1 ke kareebi aata jaata hai ("= 1 " ki taraf push karta hai), jabki multiplications ki sankhya n badhti hai ("explode" ki taraf push karti hai). Yeh balance e par settle hota hai (§7 mein naam diya gaya number).
Intuition Bank ki picture (
e kyun aata hai)
100% yearly growth ko n chhote instalments of n 1 each mein todho, ek ke baad ek apply karo. Jaise tum aur fine karte jaate ho (n → ∞ ), tera paisa explode nahin hota — yeh start ka e ≈ 2.718 times par ruk jaata hai. Yahi "continuous growth" number hai, poori tarah The Number e and ln mein develop kiya gaya.
ln — e ( ) ka "undo" button
ln natural logarithm hai: ln ( e a ) = a . Hamare liye iska superpower hai rule ln ( A b ) = b ln A , jo exponent ko neeche ek ordinary product mein kheench laata hai . Exactly aise hi parent note ( 1 + n 1 ) n par attack karta hai: ln lo, scary exponent n ek friendly multiplier ban jaata hai, aur poori cheez ek 0 0 limit mein badal jaati hai jise hum handle kar sakte hain. Aise forms ke liye last resort tool hai L'Hôpital's Rule , aur exact-polynomial view hai Taylor Series .
Approach arrow x to 0 both sides
Radian measure r equals 1
Number e defined as a limit
Indeterminate 1 to infinity
"x → 0 " ko seedhe alfazon mein padho "x 0 ki taraf dono sides se kareebi aata jaata hai lekin kabhi us par pohonchta nahin."
Plain (unsigned) lim x → 0 kya demand karta hai? Right (0 + ) aur left (0 − ) dono se same settling value.
x s i n x ka two-sided limit safe kyun hai?Function even hai, isliye left aur right behaviour identical hain.
Unit circle use karke radian define karo Radius-1 circle ke curved edge par chali gayi distance.
In limits ke liye angle radians mein kyun hona chahiye? Sirf radians mein arc length angle ke barabar hoti hai, aur sector area = 2 1 r 2 x (jo 2 1 x hota hai jab r = 1 ).
sin x geometrically kya hai?Unit-circle point ki horizontal axis ke upar vertical height.
Proof ko tan x bhi kyun chahiye? tan x = c o s x s i n x > sin x , jo squeeze karne ke liye bada outer triangle deta hai.
Number e yahan kaise define kiya gaya hai? e := lim n → ∞ ( 1 + n 1 ) n ≈ 2.718 .
Ek indeterminate 0 0 form kya measure karta hai? Upar kitni tezi se shrink karta hai bottom ki tulna mein.
1 ∞ bas 1 kyun nahin hai?Base 1 + n 1 hai, aur woh tiny excess infinitely many multiplications par compound karta hai.
ln A b ke saath kya karta hai?Ise b ln A mein badal deta hai, exponent ko multiplier mein neeche kheench laata hai.