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Evaluating a Limit Using Power Series

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Use power series to evaluate \( \lim_{x\to 0} \frac{e^x - e^{-x}}{\sin x} \).
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Tests the ability to recall standard Maclaurin series and use them to resolve indeterminate limits algebraically.

This problem is typical of a Calculus II course when introducing applications of Taylor and Maclaurin series.