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QJEEM22Ma9e58: JEE Main 2022 Mathematics - Class 12 JEEM22Ma9e58 Solution

lim⁡x→0cos⁡(sin⁡x)−cos⁡xx4\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} {{\cos (\sin x) - \cos x} \over {{x^4}}} is equal to :

Multiple Choice Options

  • A 13{1 \over 3}
  • B 14{1 \over 4}
  • C 16{1 \over 6}
  • D 112{1 \over 12}

Step-by-Step Verified Solution

lim⁡x→0cos⁡(sin⁡x)−cos⁡xx4=lim⁡x→02sin⁡(x+sin⁡x) . sin⁡(x−sin⁡x2)x4\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} {{\cos (\sin x) - \cos x} \over {{x^4}}} = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} {{2\sin (x + \sin x)\,.\,\sin \left( {{{x - \sin x} \over 2}} \right)} \over {{x^4}}}

=lim⁡x→02 . ((x+sin⁡x2)(x−sin⁡x2)x4)= \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} 2\,.\,\left( {{{\left( {{{x + \sin x} \over 2}} \right)\left( {{{x - \sin x} \over 2}} \right)} \over {{x^4}}}} \right)

=lim⁡x→012 . ((x+x−x33!+x55!...)(x−x+x33!...)x4)= \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} {1 \over 2}\,.\,\left( {{{\left( {x + x - {{{x^3}} \over {3!}} + {{{x^5}} \over {5!}}...} \right)\left( {x - x + {{{x^3}} \over {3!}}...} \right)} \over {{x^4}}}} \right)

=lim⁡x→012 . (2−x23!+x45!...)(13!−x25!−1)= \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} {1 \over 2}\,.\,\left( {2 - {{{x^2}} \over {3!}} + {{{x^4}} \over {5!}}...} \right)\left( {{1 \over {3!}} - {{{x^2}} \over {5!}} - 1} \right)

=16= {1 \over 6}

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