Question 321 of 401MediumMCQ
\[\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \pi /4} {{{{\cot }^3}x - \tan x} \over {\cos \left( {x + {\pi \over 4}} \right)}}\] is :
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Official solution
\[\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \pi /4} {{{{\cot }^3}x - \tan x} \over {\cos \left( {x + {\pi \over 4}} \right)}}\]
= \[\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to {\pi \over 4}} {{{1 \over {{{\tan }^3}x}} - \tan x} \over {\cos \left( {x + {\pi \over 4}} \right)}}\]
= \[\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to {\pi \over 4}} {{1 - {{\tan }^4}x} \over {\left( {{{\tan }^3}x} \right)\cos \left( {x + {\pi \over 4}} \right)}}\]
=\[\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to {\pi \over 4}} {{\left( {1 - {{\tan }^2}x} \right)\left( {1 + {{\tan }^2}x} \right)} \over {\left( {{{\tan }^3}x} \right)\cos \left( {x + {\pi \over 4}} \right)}}\]
= \[\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to {\pi \over 4}} {{\left( {1 - {{\tan }^2}x} \right)\left( {1 + {{\tan }^2}{\pi \over 4}} \right)} \over {\left( {{{\tan }^3}{\pi \over 4}} \right)\cos \left( {x + {\pi \over 4}} \right)}}\]
= \[\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to {\pi \over 4}} {{\left( {1 - {{\tan }^2}x} \right)\left( {1 + 1} \right)} \over {1.\cos \left( {x + {\pi \over 4}} \right)}}\]
= \[\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to {\pi \over 4}} {{2\left( {1 - {{\tan }^2}x} \right)} \over {\left( {{{\cos x - \sin x} \over {\sqrt 2 }}} \right)}}\]
= \[\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to {\pi \over 4}} {{2\sqrt 2 \left( {1 - {{{{\sin }^2}x} \over {{{\cos }^2}x}}} \right)} \over {\left( {\cos x - \sin x} \right)}}\]
= \[\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to {\pi \over 4}} {{2\sqrt 2 \left( {{{\cos }^2}x - {{\sin }^2}x} \right)} \over {{{\cos }^2}x\left( {\cos x - \sin x} \right)}}\]
= \[\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to {\pi \over 4}} {{2\sqrt 2 \left( {\cos x + \sin x} \right)\left( {\cos x - \sin x} \right)} \over {{{\cos }^2}x\left( {\cos x - \sin x} \right)}}\]
= \[\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to {\pi \over 4}} {{2\sqrt 2 \left( {\cos x + \sin x} \right)} \over {{{\cos }^2}x}}\]
= \[\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to {\pi \over 4}} {{2\sqrt 2 \left( {\cos {\pi \over 4} + \sin {\pi \over 4}} \right)} \over {{{\cos }^2}{\pi \over 4}}}\]
= \[{{2\sqrt 2 \left( {{1 \over {\sqrt 2 }} + {1 \over {\sqrt 2 }}} \right)} \over {{1 \over 2}}}\]
= \[{{2\sqrt 2 \left( {{2 \over {\sqrt 2 }}} \right)} \over {{1 \over 2}}}\]
= 8
Other Method :
\[\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \pi /4} {{{{\cot }^3}x - \tan x} \over {\cos \left( {x + {\pi \over 4}} \right)}}\]
This is in \[{0 \over 0}\] form so L' Hospital rule is applicable.
= \[\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to {\pi \over 4}} {{3{{\cot }^3}x\left( { - \cos e{c^2}x} \right) - {{\sec }^2}x} \over { - \sin \left( {x + {\pi \over 4}} \right)}}\]
= \[{{3 \times 1\left( { - {{\left( {\sqrt 2 } \right)}^2}} \right) - {{\left( {\sqrt 2 } \right)}^2}} \over { - 1}}\]
= \[{{ - 6 - 2} \over { - 1}}\] = 8
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