Limit of \( \displaystyle \frac{e^{2 x} - 1}{2 x} \) as \( x \to 0 \)
Problem 1.139 · medium
Evaluate \( \displaystyle \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{e^{2 x} - 1}{2 x} \).
- \[ \lim_{x \to 0^+}\left(\frac{e^{2 x} - 1}{2 x}\right) \]limitStart with the limit of the function as x approaches 0 from the right.✓ Proved
- \[ = \lim_{x \to 0^+}\left(\frac{\frac{d}{d x} \left(e^{2 x} - 1\right)}{\frac{d}{d x} 2 x}\right) \]lhopitalApply L'Hopital's rule because the limit is an indeterminate form of type 0/0.✓ Proved
- \[ = \lim_{x \to 0^+} e^{2 x} \]simplify simplifyCompute the derivatives of the numerator and the denominator. Simplify the expression by canceling the constant 2.✓ Proved
- \[ = 1 \]limitEvaluate the limit as x approaches 0.✓ Proved
Answer \( 1 \)
✓ Nihil obstat Every line of this solution was proved by the computer algebra system SymPy. The answer was also checked a second way, without looking at the solution. Reviewers found nothing wrong with the explanation.
The full receipt
| Line | Status | Checked by | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | line 1 is the problem as stated |
| 2 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 undefined where x = 0 undefined where Derivative(2*x, x) = 0 |
| 3 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 undefined where Derivative(2*x, x) = 0 |
| 4 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| 5 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| answer | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | final line against the stated answer: simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| answer, a second way | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | SymPy took the limit from both sides and got the stated value |
Reviewers
gpt-oss:20b: fail (style) — Step 4 is labeled "simplify" but it actually evaluates the limit of exp(2*x) as x→0, which should be labeled "limit". Additionally, step 5 repeats the limit evaluation unnecessarily.qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass
Every verdict on record (4)
qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-04gpt-oss:20b: fail (style) 2026-10-04 — Step 4 is labeled "simplify" but it actually evaluates the limit of exp(2*x) as x→0, which should be labeled "limit". Additionally, step 5 repeats the limit evaluation unnecessarily.qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-04gpt-oss:20b: fail (style) 2026-10-04 — Step 4 incorrectly labels the operation as "simplify"; the step is evaluating a limit, not simplifying.
Proved: SymPy reduced the difference between the two sides to zero. Checked independently: a separate
method, named above, confirmed it. Checked numerically: the two sides agree at every sampled point, which is evidence,
not proof. Reviewed: a model or a person read it; that is all a sentence can have. Solution by
gemma4:26b, checked 2026-10-04 with SymPy 1.14.0.