Answer
=0
Work Step by Step
\[\begin{gathered}
\mathop {\lim }\limits_{\theta \, \to \,0} \,\,\frac{{{{\cos }^2}\theta - 1}}{\theta } \hfill \\
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factoring\,\,the\,\,numerator\, \hfill \\
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= \mathop {\lim }\limits_{\theta \, \to \,0} \,\,\,\,\,\frac{{\,\left( {\cos \,\,\theta + 1} \right)\,\left( {\cos \theta - 1} \right)}}{\theta } \hfill \\
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use\,\,the\,\,product\,\,of\,\,limits\,law \hfill \\
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= \,\left( {\mathop {\lim }\limits_{\theta \, \to \,0} \,\,\,\,\,\left( {\cos \,\,\theta + 1} \right)} \right)\,\left( {\mathop {\lim }\limits_{\theta \, \to \,0} \,\,\frac{{cos\theta - 1}}{\theta }} \right) \hfill \\
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from\,\,the\,\,theorem\,\,7.11 \hfill \\
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\mathop {\lim }\limits_{\theta \, \to \,0} \,\,\,\,\frac{{\cos \,\,\theta - 1}}{\theta } = 0\,\, \hfill \\
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then \hfill \\
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= \,\left( {1 + 1} \right)\,\left( 0 \right) \hfill \\
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= 0 \hfill \\
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