Exercise 197Calculus › Single-variable calculus › LimitsHigh schoolAdded 1 Nov 2026
Sine over x at infinity
#squeeze theorem#limits at infinity
Statement
Compute
Hint
You cannot say that has a limit, but you know a bound for it.
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Solution
Idea. The numerator oscillates and has no limit, but it is *bounded*: . The denominator grows without bound, which crushes the quotient. The tool for this is the squeeze (or sandwich) theorem.
Computation. For every ,
Both bounds tend to as , so by the squeeze theorem .
Remark. "Bounded divided by something tending to infinity tends to " is a rule worth remembering.