Exercise # 3

x tan 2x  2x tan x
Q.1 Lim is:
x0 (1  cos 2x)2

1 1
(A) 2 (B) –2 (C) (D) 
2 2

x tan 2x  2x tan x
Sol. Lim
x0 (1  cos 2x)2

Note:- In trigonometry try to make all trigonometric functions is same angle. It is called 3rd
Golden Rule of trigonometry.

2 tan x
x 2
 2x tan x
1  tan x
= lim
x 0 (2sin 2 x)2

 1 
2 tan x  2
 1
 1  tan x 
= lim
x 0 4sin 4 x

1  1  tan 2 x 
2x tan x  2 
lim  1  tan x 
= x 0 4sin 4 x

x.tan 3 x
= lim
x 0 2sin 4 x(1  tan 2 x)

3
 tan.x  3
x .x
1  x 
= lim .
x 0 2 sin 4 x(1  tan 2 x)

3
 tan x 
 
1 x 
= lim
2 x 0  sin x  4 2
  (1  tan x)
x 
1(1)3 1
= 4

2(1) (1  0) 2

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 x
 x 3 
Q.2 For x  R, Lim   
x   x  2 

(A) e (B) e–1 (C) e–5 (D)e5

x
 x  3
Sol. For x  R, Lim  
x   x  2 

(1  3/ x) x e3
= lim   e 5
x  (1  2 / x) x e 2

sin( cos2 x)
Q.3 Lim equals
x 0 x2


(A) – (B)  (C) (D) 1
2

sin( cos2 x) sin(   sin 2 x)

Sol. Lim = lim
x 0 x2 x 0 x

sin( sin 2 x)  sin 2 x

= lim  
x 0 ( sin 2 x) x 2

a tan x  a sin x
Q.4 Evaluate Lim ,a  0.
x 0 tan x  sin x

(cos x  1) (cos x  e x )
Q.5 The integer n for which Lim is a finite non-zero number is
x 0 xn

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

(cos x  1) (cos x  e x )
Sol. Lim
x 0 xn

  x2 x4  
 1    ....... 
 2 x 
 2! 4!  
 2sin   
2   x 2 x3 
 1  x    .......
  2! 3!  
lim 
= x 0
xn
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  2 x  2x 2 x 3 
 2sin 2    x  2!  3!  ........
 
= lim 2
x 0
 x
4   x n 2
 2

x x2 
sin 2  1  x   ...
2 3! 
lim 2
= x 0
 x
2   x n 3
 2

Above limit is finite, if n – 3 = 0

i.e. n=3

sin(n x) [(a  n)n x  tan x]

Q.6 If Lim = 0 (n > 0) then the value of 'a' is equal to
x 0

1 n2 1
(A) (B) n2 + 1 (C) (D) None
n n

sin(n x) [(a  n)n x  tan x]

Sol. Lim = 0 (n > 0)
x 0

 tan x  sin nx
 lim (a  n)n   n  0
x 0
 x  nx

 {(a – n)n – 1} n = 0

1
(a – n) n = 1  a = n +
n

2 1 
Q.7 Find the value of Lim  (n  1) cos 1    n  .
n    n 

2  1 
Sol. Lim  (n  1) cos 1    n 
n     n 

2  1 2  1 
= lim n cos1    cos1    n 
n     n   n
 

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 2  1 2  1 
= lim  n cos1    n  cos1   
n  
  n   n 

2  1  2n   1  1   
= lim  cos1     sin    n 
n 
  n    2  n   

2 1 2  1 
= lim  cos1  n  n sin 1    n 
n 
 n   n 

2 1 2  1 
= lim  cos 1  n sin 1   
n 
 n   n 

 1
sin 1  
2 1 2  n
= lim cos 1  lim
n   n  n  1
n

2 2
= cos 1 (0) 
 

2  2 2
= ·  1 
 2  

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