Check: as x→π/4 4√2 - (cos x + sin x)^5 becomes 0 1 - sin(2x) becomes 0 use L'Hopital's rule then . = lim [-5(cos x + sin x)^4 (-sin x + cos x)] / [-2 cos(2x)] = lim [5(cos x + sin x)^4 (-sin x + cos x)] / [2 {cos^2(x) - sin^2(x)}] = lim [5(cos x + sin x)^4] [2 (cos x + sin x)] = lim (5/2) (cos x + sin x)^3 = (5/2) (2√2) = 5√2 .
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