I came across this question: How to prove that lim?
From the comments, Joren said:
L'Hopital Rule is easiest: \displaystyle\lim_{x\to 0}\sin x = 0 and \displaystyle\lim_{x\to 0} = 0, so \displaystyle\lim_{x\to 0}\frac{\sin x}{x} = \lim_{x\to 0}\frac{\cos x}{1} = 1.
Which Ilya readly answered:
I'm extremely curious how will you prove then that [\sin x]' = \cos x
My question: is there a way of proving that [\sin x]' = \cos x without using the limit \displaystyle\lim_{x\to 0}\frac{\sin x}{x} = 1. Also, without using anything else E such that, the proof of E uses the limit or [\sin x]' = \cos x.
All I want is to be able to use L'Hopital in \displaystyle\lim_{x\to 0}\frac{\sin x}{x}. And for this, [\sin x]' has to be evaluated first.
Alright... the definition that some requested.
Def of sine and cosine: Have a unit circumference in the center of cartesian coordinates. Take a dot that belongs to the circumference. Your dot is (x, y). It relates to the angle this way: (\cos\theta, \sin\theta), such that if \theta = 0 then your dot is (1, 0).
Basically, its a geometrical one. Feel free to use trigonometric identities as you want. They are all provable from geometry.
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