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excellent entry; explain that indeterminate form is either 0/0 or infinity/infinity
'''L'Hôpital's Rule''' is a method in differential [[calculus]] for calculating the [[limit_(mathematics)|limit]] of a [[quotient]] of two [[function]]s wherein the entire expression approaches an [[indeterminate form]] (e.g. 0/0, [[infinity]]/infinity). In the event that this is the case, the limit is equal to the limit of the quotient of the first [[derivative]]s of the two functions (provided that limit exists). Should this also yield an indeterminate form, the process is repeated until a meaningful result is obtained.<ref>http://mathworld.wolfram.com/LHospitalsRule.html</ref>
'''L'Hôpital's Rule''' is a method in differential [[calculus]] for calculating the [[limit_(mathematics)|limit]] of a [[quotient]] of two [[function]]s wherein the entire expression approaches an [[indeterminate form]] of 0/0 or [[infinity]]/infinity. In the event that this is the case, the limit is equal to the limit of the quotient of the first [[derivative]]s of the two functions (provided that limit exists). Should this also yield an indeterminate form, the process is repeated until a meaningful result is obtained.<ref>http://mathworld.wolfram.com/LHospitalsRule.html</ref>
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