Section 3.5 : Derivatives of Trig Functions
3. Evaluate \(\displaystyle \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \,0} \frac{{\cos \left( {4x} \right) - 1}}{x}\) .
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\[\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \,0} \frac{{\cos \left( {4x} \right) - 1}}{x} = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \,0} \frac{{4\left( {\cos \left( {4x} \right) - 1} \right)}}{{4x}} = 4\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \,0} \frac{{\cos \left( {4x} \right) - 1}}{{4x}} = 4\left( 0 \right) = \require{bbox} \bbox[2pt,border:1px solid black]{0}\]