Indeterminações

Abstract

This work is about the seven mathematical indeterminate forms. It presents a review of many Calculus textbooks and shows that all of them treat the subject of indeterminate forms in similar way, by using the L’Hôspital’s rule. This study aims to provide a more general explanation of indeterminate forms to Math students, teachers, and enthusiasts. For each indeterminate form, it shows examples of limits that are equal to zero, infinite, a non-zero constant, or does not exist. It also discusses how the notion of infinity solved paradoxes in Mathematics and Philosophy throughout the history, such as Hilbert Hotel and Zeno paradoxes.