Limit problem
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg51098] Limit problem
- From: Mike Zeitzew <pdop at yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 06:18:21 -0400 (EDT)
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Why is Limit giving me the wrong answer for this simple divided difference? I am using 5.0.1.0 / XP In[1]:= Clear[f,h,x] In[2]:= f[x_]:=Sin[12*x^2]/(3*x^2) In[3]:= Limit[(f[0.4 + h] - f[0.4])/h, h -> 0] Out[3]= -∞ In[4]:= f'[0.4] Out[4]= -16.631