JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Functions Question Bank Limits

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    The value of \[\underset{a\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{\sin a-\tan a}{{{\sin }^{3}}a}\]will be [UPSEAT 1999]

    A)                 \[-\frac{1}{2}\]

    B)                 \[\frac{1}{2}\]

    C)                 1

    D)                 ?1

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                       \[\underset{a\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{\sin a-\tan a}{{{\sin }^{3}}a}=\underset{a\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{\cos a-1}{{{\sin }^{2}}a\cos a}=\underset{a\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{-(1-\cos a)}{(1-{{\cos }^{2}}a)(\cos a)}\]                                                 \[=\underset{a\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\left[ -\frac{1}{(1+\cos a)\cos a} \right]=-\frac{1}{(1+1)1}=\frac{-1}{2}\]\[\]


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