I came across this question: How to prove that limx→0sinxx=1?
From the comments, Joren said:
L'Hopital Rule is easiest: limx→0sinx=0 and limx→0=0, so limx→0sinxx=limx→0cosx1=1.
Which Ilya readly answered:
I'm extremely curious how will you prove then that [sinx]′=cosx
My question: is there a way of proving that [sinx]′=cosx without using the limit limx→0sinxx=1. Also, without using anything else E such that, the proof of E uses the limit or [sinx]′=cosx.
All I want is to be able to use L'Hopital in limx→0sinxx. And for this, [sinx]′ has to be evaluated first.
Alright... the definition that some requested.
Def of sine and cosine: Have a unit circumference in the center of cartesian coordinates. Take a dot that belongs to the circumference. Your dot is (x,y). It relates to the angle this way: (cosθ,sinθ), such that if θ=0 then your dot is (1,0).
Basically, its a geometrical one. Feel free to use trigonometric identities as you want. They are all provable from geometry.
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