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Exercise 192Calculus › Single-variable calculus › LimitsL1Added 1 Nov 2026

(e^(2x) − 1) over x

#exponential#change of variable

Statement

Compute
lim⁡x→0e2x−1x.\lim_{x\to0}\frac{e^{2x}-1}{x}.

Hint

Recall that eu−1u→1\dfrac{e^u-1}{u}\to1 as u→0u\to0.

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Solution

Computation. For x≠0x\neq0,
e2x−1x=2⋅e2x−12x.\frac{e^{2x}-1}{x}=2\cdot\frac{e^{2x}-1}{2x}.
With u=2x→0u=2x\to0, eu−1u→1\dfrac{e^u-1}{u}\to1. The limit is 22.

Why eu−1u→1\frac{e^u-1}u\to1? It is exactly the derivative of exp⁡\exp at 00: eu−e0u−0→exp⁡′(0)=e0=1\frac{e^u-e^0}{u-0}\to\exp'(0)=e^0=1.