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ERIC Number: EJ753916
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Oct-15
Pages: 6
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 4
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0020-739X
Paths and the Geometry of l'Hopital's Rule
Swenton, Frank J.
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science & Technology, v37 n7 p860-865 Oct 2006
In this short note is presented an easy and instructive proof of l'Hopital's Rule in both the 0/0 and [infinity]/[infinity] cases, obtained by translating the theorem into a simple geometric statement about paths in the plane. (Contains 4 figures.)
Descriptors: Geometric Concepts, Geometry, Mathematical Logic, Validity, Calculus
Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/default.html
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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