lim x-->0 [cos(sinx)-cosx] / x4
ans: 1/6
lim x-->0 [cos(sinx)-cosx] / x4
ans: 1/6
jyoti dogra , 14 Years ago
Grade 11
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Swapnil Saxena
Using L Hopitals rule
lim x tends to 0 [cos(sin(x))-cos(x)]/x^4 = d/dx[cos(sin(x))-cos(x)]/x^4 if ([cos(sin(x))-cos(x)]=0 and x=4)
Again since the expression is yielding 0/0 appyling L hopitals rule,
lim x tends to 0 [cos(sin(x))-cos(x)]/x^4 = d2/dx2[cos(sin(x))-cos(x)]/x^4 at x=0
Again since the expression is yielding 0/0 appyling L hopitals rule,
lim x tends to 0 [cos(sin(x))-cos(x)]/x^4 = d3/dx3[cos(sin(x))-cos(x)]/x^4 at x=0
Again since the expression is yielding 0/0 appyling L hopitals rule,
lim x tends to 0 [cos(sin(x))-cos(x)]/x^4 = d4/dx4[cos(sin(x))-cos(x)]/x^4 at x=0
Now Since the expression 4/24= 1/6 .
Hence 1/6 is the answer
Approved Last Activity: 14 Years ago
Chetan Mandayam Nayakar
lim[cos(sinx)-cosx]/x^4
=lim[-sin(sinx)cosx+sinx]/(4x^3)
=lim[sin(sinx)sinx-cos(sinx)cos2x+cosx]/12x2
=lim[cosx-cos(sinx)cos2x]/12x2
=lim[1-cos(sinx)cosx]/12x2
=lim[sin(sinx)cos2x+cos(sinx)sinx]/24x
differentiate once more w.r.t. to get the answer
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Approved Last Activity: 14 Years ago
jyoti dogra
thanks a lot
Samyak Jain
Another method :
Using cosA – cosB = 2 sin(A + B)/2 sin(B – A)/2
cos(sinx) – cosx = 2 sin{(sinx + x)/2} sin{(x – sinx)/2}
Let L be the given limit.
= lim x
0 [2 sin{(sinx + x)/2} sin{(x – sinx)/2}] / x4
= 2 . lim x0 sin{(sinx + x)/2} . {(sinx + x)/2} / (sinx + x)/2 .
sin{(x – sinx)/2} . {(x – sinx)/2} / {(x – sinx)/2} / x4
As x0, (sinx + x)/2 0 and (x – sinx)/2 0.
L = 2 . lim x0 sin{(sinx + x)/2} / (sinx + x)/2 .lim x0 sin{(x – sinx)/2} / {(x – sinx)/2} .
lim x0 {(sinx + x)/2} . {(x – sinx)/2} / x4
We know that lim x0 sinx / x = 1
and lim x0 sin{(x – sinx)/2} / {(x – sinx)/2} = 1
So, L = 2 . 1 . 1 . lim x0 {(sinx + x)/2} . {(x – sinx)/2} / x4
= 2 lim x0 (sinx + x) . (x – sinx) / 4x4
= ½ im x0 (x2 – sin2x) / x4
Here use expansion of sine series.
sinx = x – x3 / 3! + x5 / 5! – ….
sin2x = x2 – 2x4 / 3! + f(x), where degree of x in f(x) is greater than 4.
L = ½ lim x0 [ x2 – x2 + 2x4 / 6 – f(x)} ] / x4
L = ½ lim x0 [ x4 / 3 – f(x)} ] / x4
L = ½ lim x0 [ x4 / 3x4 ] – lim x0 [ f(x) / x4 ]
L = ½ lim x0 [ x4 / 3x4 ] = ½ . 1/3 = 1/6
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