JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Functions Question Bank Limits

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    \[\underset{x\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{{{\sin }^{-1}}x-{{\tan }^{-1}}x}{{{x}^{3}}}\] is equal to [RPET 2000]

    A)                 0

    B)                 1

    C)                 ?1

    D)                 \[1/2\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

                       \[\underset{x\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{{{\sin }^{-1}}x-{{\tan }^{-1}}x}{{{x}^{3}}}\],                \[\left( \frac{0}{0} \right)\]            Applying L-Hospital?s rule,            \[\underset{x\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{\frac{1}{\sqrt{1-{{x}^{2}}}}-\frac{1}{1+{{x}^{2}}}}{3{{x}^{2}}}\],           \[\left( \frac{0}{0} \right)\]                    \[=\underset{x\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{\frac{-1}{2}\times \frac{-2x}{{{(1-{{x}^{2}})}^{3/2}}}+\frac{2x}{{{(1+{{x}^{2}})}^{2}}}}{6x}\]                                 \[=\underset{x\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{1}{6}\left[ \frac{1}{{{(1-{{x}^{2}})}^{3/2}}}+\frac{2}{{{(1+{{x}^{2}})}^{2}}} \right]\,=\,\frac{1}{2}\].


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