Three Unknowns in One Line?

Calculus Level 4

The equation lim x 0 0 x t 2 d t ( x sin x ) a + t = 1 \displaystyle \lim_{x \to 0} \int_0^x \frac {t^2 \mathrm d t}{(x- \sin x) \sqrt{a+t} } = 1 is true for a constant a a .

What is the value of a ? a?


The answer is 4.

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1 solution

Hasan Kassim
Mar 18, 2015

Begin with the substitution u = t x u=\frac{t}{x} , yielding :

lim x 0 0 1 x 3 u 2 d u ( x sin x ) a + x u = 1 \displaystyle \lim_{x\to 0} \int_{0}^1 \frac{x^3u^2 du}{(x-\sin x)\sqrt{a+xu}} =1

The x u xu in the square-root is neglected , as it tends to zero. Now work on the limit of x x alone:

lim x 0 x 3 x sin x \displaystyle \lim_{x\to 0} \frac{x^3}{x-\sin x}

It is quite easy; Apply L'Hospital three times to get the value of 6 6 . So our initial equation became:

0 1 6 u 2 d u a = 1 \displaystyle \int_{0}^1 \frac{6u^2 du}{\sqrt{a}} = 1

Now nothing but easy integration and solving an equation gives a = 4 \boxed{a=4} .

Should have used L'Hospitals rule , and diff. numerator and denominator to get the value of limit

Priyesh Pandey - 6 years, 2 months ago

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