\begin{frame} \frametitle{L'Hospital's Rule} \begin{exampleblock}{} Find \begin{talign} \lim_{x\to \pi^-} \frac{\sin x}{1 -\cos x} \end{talign} \pause If we were to apply l'Hospital's Rule: \pause \begin{talign} \lim_{x\to \pi^-} \frac{\sin x}{1 -\cos x} = \mpause[1]{ \lim_{x\to \pi^-} \frac{\cos x}{\sin x} } \mpause[2]{ = -\infty } \end{talign} \pause\pause\pause \alert{However, this is wrong!} \pause\medskip We have \quad \alert{$\lim_{x\to \pi^-} (1-\cos x) = 1 - (-1) = 2$}.\pause \begin{talign} \lim_{x\to \pi^-} \frac{\sin x}{1 -\cos x} = \mpause[1]{ \frac{0}{1-(-1)} = 0 } \end{talign} \end{exampleblock} \pause\pause \begin{alertblock}{} Before applying l'Hospital's Rule, always check that the limit is an indeterminate form $\frac{0}{0}$ or $\frac{\infty}{\infty}$. \end{alertblock} \end{frame}