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Evaluate the following (10-17) limits :
`lim_(y to 0)((x+y)sec(x+y)-xsecx)/y`.

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To evaluate the limit \[ \lim_{y \to 0} \frac{(x+y) \sec(x+y) - x \sec x}{y}, \] we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Check the form of the limit First, we substitute \(y = 0\): \[ \frac{(x+0) \sec(x+0) - x \sec x}{0} = \frac{x \sec x - x \sec x}{0} = \frac{0}{0}. \] Since we have a \(0/0\) indeterminate form, we can apply L'Hôpital's Rule. ### Step 2: Apply L'Hôpital's Rule According to L'Hôpital's Rule, if we have a limit of the form \(0/0\) or \(\infty/\infty\), we can take the derivative of the numerator and the derivative of the denominator: \[ \lim_{y \to 0} \frac{(x+y) \sec(x+y) - x \sec x}{y} = \lim_{y \to 0} \frac{d}{dy} \left[(x+y) \sec(x+y) - x \sec x\right] \Big/ \frac{d}{dy}[y]. \] ### Step 3: Differentiate the numerator We differentiate the numerator using the product rule: Let \(u = x+y\) and \(v = \sec(x+y)\). Using the product rule: \[ \frac{d}{dy}[(x+y) \sec(x+y)] = \sec(x+y) + (x+y) \sec(x+y) \tan(x+y) \cdot \frac{d}{dy}(x+y). \] Since \(\frac{d}{dy}(x+y) = 1\), we have: \[ \frac{d}{dy}[(x+y) \sec(x+y)] = \sec(x+y) + (x+y) \sec(x+y) \tan(x+y). \] Now, we differentiate the second term \(x \sec x\) with respect to \(y\), which is constant with respect to \(y\), so its derivative is \(0\). Thus, the derivative of the numerator is: \[ \sec(x+y) + (x+y) \sec(x+y) \tan(x+y). \] ### Step 4: Differentiate the denominator The derivative of the denominator \(y\) is simply \(1\). ### Step 5: Substitute back into the limit Now we substitute back into the limit: \[ \lim_{y \to 0} \left[\sec(x+y) + (x+y) \sec(x+y) \tan(x+y)\right]. \] ### Step 6: Evaluate the limit as \(y \to 0\) As \(y\) approaches \(0\): \[ \sec(x+y) \to \sec x, \quad \tan(x+y) \to \tan x, \quad \text{and } (x+y) \to x. \] Thus, we have: \[ \sec x + x \sec x \tan x. \] ### Final Result Therefore, the limit evaluates to: \[ \sec x + x \sec x \tan x. \]
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