JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Functions Question Bank Limits

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    \[\underset{m\to \infty }{\mathop{\lim }}\,\,{{\left( \cos \frac{x}{m} \right)}^{m}}=\]    [AMU 2001]

    A)                 0

    B)                 e

    C)                 1/e

    D)                 1

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

                       \[\underset{m\to \infty }{\mathop{\lim }}\,{{\left( \cos \frac{x}{m} \right)}^{m}}=\underset{m\to \infty }{\mathop{\lim }}\,{{\left[ 1+\left( \cos \frac{x}{m}-1 \right) \right]}^{m}}\]                   \[=\underset{m\to \infty }{\mathop{\lim }}\,{{\left[ 1-\left( -\cos \frac{x}{m}+1 \right) \right]}^{m}}\]\[=\underset{m\to \infty }{\mathop{\lim }}\,{{\left[ 1-2{{\sin }^{2}}\frac{x}{2m} \right]}^{m}}\]                   \[={{e}^{\underset{m\to \infty }{\mathop{\lim }}\,-\left( 2{{\sin }^{2}}\frac{x}{2m} \right)\,m}}\]\[={{e}^{\underset{m\to \infty }{\mathop{\lim }}\,-2{{\left( \frac{\sin \frac{x}{2m}}{x/2m} \right)}^{2}}\left( \frac{{{x}^{2}}}{4{{m}^{2}}} \right)\,m}}\]                        \[={{e}^{-2\underset{m\to \infty }{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{{{x}^{2}}}{4m}}}={{e}^{0}}=1\].


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