x → 0 lim 3 x sin 2 x + sin ( 2 x )
Find the limit above (to 3 decimal places).
Bonus: Solve this question without using L'Hôpital's rule .
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L = x → 0 lim 3 x sin 2 x + sin ( 2 x ) = x → 0 lim 3 x sin 2 x + 2 sin x cos x = x → 0 lim 3 x sin x ( sin x + 2 cos x ) = 3 1 ( 0 + 2 ( 1 ) ) = 3 2 = 0 . 6 6 7 See note.
Note:
x → 0 lim x sin x = x → 0 lim x x − 3 ! x 3 + 5 ! x 5 − . . . = x → 0 lim ( 1 − 3 ! x 2 + 5 ! x 4 − . . . ) = 1 By Maclaurin series
How can you find the Maclaurin series for sin x without knowing the value of lim x → 0 x sin x ?
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sin x = n = 1 ∑ ∞ ( 2 n + 1 ) ! ( − 1 ) x 2 n + 1 is true for all x .
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Yes, but my point is you should show that the Maclaurin series can be computed without knowing lim x → 0 x sin x . I suppose this could be done by using sin x = 2 i e i x − e − i x . But then you would have to find a route to prove Euler's identity without using the fact that lim x → 0 x sin x .
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@James Wilson – Also, you have a couple of typos in your summation.
@James Wilson – When you take the derivative of sin x using the limit of the difference quotient, you end up using the fact that lim h → 0 h sin h = 1 .
Converting x → 0 l im 3 x s i n 2 x + s i n ( 2 x ) = x → 0 l im 3 x s i n 2 x + 2 s i n x c o s x
Using the limit properties we obtain 3 1 x → 0 l im x sin x × x → 0 l im ( s i n x + 2 c o s x )
this simplifies to 3 1 × 1 × 2 = 3 2 ≈ 0 . 6 7
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Using the small-angle approximation sin x ≈ x for x near 0 ,
3 x sin 2 x + sin 2 x ≈ 3 x x 2 + 2 x = 3 x + 2
x → 0 lim 3 x sin 2 x + sin 2 x = x → 0 lim 3 x + 2 = 3 2 ≈ 0 . 6 6 7