Degrees Limit?

Calculus Level 3

lim x 0 sin ( x ) x = l , 180 × l = ? \lim_{x \rightarrow 0} \frac{ \sin(x^\circ )}{x} = l, \ \ \ \ \ 180 \times l = \ ?

π \pi 180 180 π 180 \frac{\pi}{180} 1 1

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Soumo Mukherjee
Jan 1, 2015

We know that 180 ° = π \displaystyle 180°=\pi . From these we can conclude that: 180 ° = π 1 ° = π 180 x ° = π 180 x 180°=\pi \\ \Rightarrow 1°=\cfrac { \pi }{ 180 } \\ \Rightarrow x°=\cfrac { \pi }{ 180 } x

Then lim x 0 sin x ° x lim x 0 sin ( π 180 x ) x \lim _{ x\rightarrow 0 }{ \cfrac { \sin { x° } }{ x } } \\ \Rightarrow \lim _{ x\rightarrow 0 }{ \cfrac { \sin { \left( \cfrac { \pi }{ 180 } x \right) } }{ x } }

Clearly as x 0 \displaystyle x\rightarrow 0 ; ( π 180 x ) 0 \displaystyle \left( \cfrac { \pi }{ 180 } x \right) \rightarrow 0

Now let y = π 180 x \displaystyle y=\cfrac { \pi }{ 180 } x

Then π 180 . lim y 0 sin y y π 180 l = π 180 & l × 180 = π \cfrac { \pi }{ 180 } .\lim _{ y\rightarrow 0 }{ \cfrac { \sin { y } }{ y } } \Rightarrow \cfrac { \pi }{ 180 } \\ \therefore l=\cfrac { \pi }{ 180 } \\ \& \quad l\times 180=\pi Hence the answer.

Asama Zaldy Jr.
Oct 8, 2014

Using L'Hopital's Rule

lim x 0 s i n x x = lim x 0 c o s x 1 = 1 1 = 1 \lim _{ x\rightarrow 0 }{ \frac { sinx }{ x } } =\lim _{ x\rightarrow 0 }{ \frac { cosx }{ 1 } =\frac { 1 }{ 1 } } =1

Why is the answer π \pi then? The value is 1, and not 1 1 ^ \circ .

I've updated the answer to 180.

Calvin Lin Staff - 6 years, 8 months ago

The question has been modified. Initially, it was lim x 0 S i n ( x ) x = l \lim_{x\rightarrow0} \frac{Sin(x^{\circ})}{x} = l in which case l l = π 180 \frac{\pi}{180} , so the answer was π \pi .

Pranshu Gaba - 6 years, 8 months ago

Sir i want to know who modified my problem and why

Aman Sharma - 6 years, 8 months ago

A moderator edited your question due to a misunderstanding. I have reverted it back to the degree form.

I have updated the answer to π \pi . Those who previously answered 180 are still marked correct.

Calvin Lin Staff - 6 years, 8 months ago

@Calvin Lin Thank you so much sir

Aman Sharma - 6 years, 8 months ago

but i dint get points for this sum

Guru Prasaadh - 6 years, 5 months ago

Isn't it simpler to convert sin(x) [in degrees] into sin(x (pi/180) [in radians] which tends to x (pi/180) as x tends to 0 (as given by its Maclaurin series) Dividing this by x gives the limit as pi/180 which when multiplied by 180 gives the solution pi.

Ben Merrett - 6 years, 6 months ago

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