Let I ⊆ R {\displaystyle {}I\subseteq \mathbb {R} } denote an open interval, and let a ∈ I {\displaystyle {}a\in I} denote a point. Suppose that
are continuous functions, which are differentiable on I ∖ { a } {\displaystyle {}I\setminus \{a\}} , fulfilling f ( a ) = g ( a ) = 0 {\displaystyle {}f(a)=g(a)=0} , and with g ′ ( x ) ≠ 0 {\displaystyle {}g'(x)\neq 0} for x ≠ a {\displaystyle {}x\neq a} . Moreover, suppose that the limit
exists.