I was writing out the proof of $\sin’x=\cos x$ and ended up with something that was wrong, but I’m not sure why. Here it is:

2026-04-11 19:30:25.1775935825
What is wrong with this proof that $\sin’x=0$?
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You broke up the initial limit incorrectly. The correct proof would be like this. (Notice how the limit is split up.) $$\sin’x = \lim_{h\to 0}\big(\frac{\sin(x+h)-sin(x)}{h}\big)$$ $$=\lim_{h\to 0}\big(\frac{\sin x\cos h+\cos x\sin h-\sin x}{h}\big)$$ $$=\lim_{h\to 0}\big(\frac{\sin x\cos h- \sin x+\cos x\sin h}{h}\big)$$ $$=\lim_{h\to 0}\big(\frac{\sin x(\cos h-1)+\cos x\sin h}{h}\big)$$ $$=\lim_{h\to 0}\big(\frac{\sin x(\cos h-1)}{h}+\frac{\cos x\sin h}{h}\big)$$ $$=\lim_{h\to 0}\frac{\sin x(\cos h-1)}{h}+\lim_{h\to 0}\frac{\cos x\sin h}{h}$$ $$=\sin x\cdot\lim_{h\to 0}\frac{\cos h-1}{h}+\cos x\cdot\lim_{h\to 0}\frac{\sin h}{h}$$ $$=\sin x\cdot 0 + \cos x\cdot 1 = \cos x$$ $$\implies \boxed{\sin’x = \cos x}$$