Don't Start Hating The L'Hopital's Rule While Solving This Problem! (Part 2)

Calculus Level 4

lim x 0 1 cos x cos n x x 2 = ? \large \displaystyle \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{1-\cos x \sqrt{\cos nx}}{x^2} = \, ?


Check out Part 1 .
n 2 ( 1 + n 2 ) \frac{n}{2}\left(1+\frac{n}{2}\right) n n 2 ( 1 n n 2 ) \frac{n^n}{2}\left(1-\frac{n^n}{2}\right) 1 2 ( 1 + n 2 2 ) \frac{1}{2}\left(1+\frac{n^2}{2}\right) n 2 ( 1 + n 2 2 ) \frac{n}{2}\left(1+\frac{n^2}{2}\right)

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Rationalizing top and bottom:

= lim x 0 ( 1 cos 2 x cos n x ) x 2 1 1 + cos x cos n x =\large \displaystyle \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\left(1-\cos ^2x\cos nx\right)}{x^2}\cdot \frac{1}{1+\cos x\sqrt{\cos nx}}

= lim x 0 ( 1 cos 2 x cos n x ) x 2 lim x 0 1 1 + cos x cos n x =\large \displaystyle \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\left(1-\cos ^2x\cos nx\right)}{x^2}\cdot \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{1}{1+\cos x\sqrt{\cos nx}}

= lim x 0 ( 1 cos 2 x + cos 2 x cos 2 x cos n x ) x 2 1 1 + cos 0 cos ( n 0 ) =\large \displaystyle \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\left(1-\cos ^2x+\cos ^2x-\cos ^2x\cos nx\right)}{x^2}\cdot \frac{1}{1+\cos 0\sqrt{\cos \left(n\cdot 0\right)}}

= lim x 0 ( 1 cos 2 x ) + cos 2 x ( 1 cos n x ) x 2 1 1 + 1 cos ( 0 ) =\large \displaystyle \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\left(1-\cos ^2x\right)+\cos ^2x\left(1-\cos nx\right)}{x^2}\cdot \frac{1}{1+1\sqrt{\cos \left(0\right)}}

= lim x 0 ( 1 cos 2 x x 2 + cos 2 x ( 1 cos n x ) x 2 ) 1 1 + 1 1 =\large \displaystyle \lim_{x \to 0} \left(\frac{1-\cos ^2x}{x^2}+\cos ^2x\frac{\left(1-\cos nx\right)}{x^2}\right)\cdot \frac{1}{1+1\sqrt{1}}

= lim x 0 ( sin 2 x x 2 + cos 2 x ( 1 cos n x ) x 2 ( 1 + cos n x ) ( 1 + cos n x ) ) 1 1 + 1 =\large \displaystyle \lim_{x \to 0} \left(\frac{\sin ^2x}{x^2}+\cos ^2x\frac{\left(1-\cos nx\right)}{x^2}\cdot \frac{\left(1+\cos nx\right)}{\left(1+\cos nx\right)}\right)\cdot \frac{1}{1+1}

= 1 2 ( lim x 0 ( sin x x ) 2 + lim x 0 cos 2 x lim x 0 1 cos 2 n x x 2 1 ( 1 + cos n x ) ) =\large \displaystyle \frac{1}{2}\cdot \left(\lim_{x \to 0} \left(\frac{\sin x}{x}\right)^2+\lim_{x \to 0} \cos ^2x \cdot \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{1-\cos ^2nx}{x^2}\cdot \frac{1}{\left(1+\cos nx\right)}\right)

= 1 2 ( 1 2 + cos 2 0 lim x 0 sin 2 n x x 2 1 ( 1 + 1 ) ) =\large \displaystyle \frac{1}{2}\cdot \left(1^2+ \cos ^20 \cdot \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\sin^2 nx}{x^2}\cdot \frac{1}{\left(1+1\right)}\right)

= 1 2 ( 1 + 1 n 2 1 ( 2 ) ) =\large \displaystyle \frac{1}{2}\cdot \left(1+ 1 \cdot n^2 \cdot \frac{1}{\left(2\right)}\right)

= 1 2 ( 1 + n 2 2 ) =\large \displaystyle \boxed{\frac{1}{2} (1+\frac{n^2}{2})}

why not use maclaurin series of cosx about x=0 ? done in 1 step!

Maclaurin series uses the concept of l'hopital's rule , so your technique does not "obey the title of this problem" at all.

Pi Han Goh - 4 years, 7 months ago

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he never said not to use LH rule big bro @Pi Han Goh !

A Former Brilliant Member - 4 years, 7 months ago

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Read up the mechanics behind Maclaurin series, it is related to L'hopital rule. You can't say that you use Maclaurin series without L'hopital rule because that's impossible.

Pi Han Goh - 4 years, 7 months ago

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@Pi Han Goh you are not getting it, i said that the title no where says that LH rule can't be used ! first read the title precisely then comment ! the title is ::"" Don't Start Hating The L'Hopital's Rule While Solving This Problem! "" now tell me where he said not to use LH rule ?? he just wanna say that it would be difficult using LH rule which is ot the case . so, i uploaded my idea as a solution ! OK !

A Former Brilliant Member - 4 years, 7 months ago
Prakhar Bindal
Nov 15, 2016

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Let n = 0 the limit becomes a popular one 1-cosx/x^2 = 1/2

Only one option satisfies

for complete solution we will use L Hopital's rule

Differentiate up and down wrt x

note- i have already put cosnx = 1 and cos = 1 after differentiating you will get

1/2(sinx/x+nsin(nx)/2x)

We know limit x approaching zero sinx/x = 1 and for second limit multiply and divide by n and sin(nx)/nx= 1

we get 1/2(1+n^2/2)

Good option for multiple choice exams. But in case you want to prove it, you would have to go through a large hardship.

Arkajyoti Banerjee - 4 years, 7 months ago

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No offence but L Hopital is much easier in this case. just differentiate once to get the answer

Prakhar Bindal - 4 years, 7 months ago

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