Find the following limits using Maclaurin series and check your results by computer. Hint: First combine the fractions. Then find the first term of the denominator series and the first term of the numerator series.

(a)limx0(1x-1ex-1)(b)limx0(1x2-cosxsin2x)(c)limx0(csc2x-1x2)(d)limx0(In1+xx2-1x)

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The required value of limits are mentioned below:

(a)limx0(1x-1ex-1)(b)limx0(1x2-cosxsin2x)(c)limx0(csc2x-1x2)(d)limx0(In(1+x)x2-1x)

Step by step solution

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Given Information

The Maclaurin series, i.e.,fx=f0+f'0x+f"02!x2+f303!x3+...+fn0n!xn+....

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Definition of Limit of a Series

As the number of terms approaches infinity, the series' limit is the value that the series' terms are approaching.

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(a) Calculate the limit

Use Maclaurin series expansion of ex,

ex=1+xx22!+x33!+x44!+...ex-1=x+x22!+x33!+x44!+...ex-1-x=x22!+x33!+x44!+...x(ex-1)=x2+x22!+x33!+x44!+...

Further, solve the limit limx01x-1ex-1as:

limx0ex-1-xxex-1=limx0x22!+x33!+x44!+..x2+x22!+x43!+x54!+..limx0ex-1-xxex-1=limx012+x3!+x24!+...1+x2+x23!+x34!+...limx01x-1ex-1=12

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Verify the value of the limit

Use the MATLAB tool to verify the limit.

Hence, the required value of limits is mentioned as,limx01x-1ex-1=12.

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(b) Calculate the limit

Use Maclaurin series expansion of sinx,

sinx=x-x36+x5120+...sin2x=x-x36+x5120+....x-x36+x5120+...sin2x=x2-x43+2x645+.....

Use Maclaurin series expansion of cosx,

cosx=1-x22+x424-x6720+....x2cosx=x2-x42+x624+....sin2x-x2cosx=x2-x43+2x645+....-x2-x42+x624+....sin2x-x2cosx=x46+x6360+.....

Further, solve the limit limx01x2-cosxsin2xas:

role="math" localid="1658556989686" limx01x2-cosxsin2x=x46+x6360+...x4-x63+2x845+...limx01x2-cosxsin2x=16+x2360+....1-x23+2x445+....limx01x2-cosxsin2x=16

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Verify the value of the limit

Use the MATLAB tool to verify the limit as:

Hence, the required value of limits is mentioned as limx01x2-cosxsin2x=16.

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(c) Calculate the limit

Rewrite the limit as,

limx0csc2x-1x2=limx01sin2x-1x2limx01sin2x-1x2=limx0x2-sin2xx2sinx

Use Maclaurin series expansion of sinx,

sin2x=x2-x43+2x645+....x2-sin2x=x43-2x645-....x2sin2x=x4-x63+2x845+....

Further, solve the limit limx0csc2x-1x2as:

limx0csc2x-1x2=x43-2x645-....x4-x63+2x845+...limx0csc2x-1x2=13-2x245-...1-x23+2x445limx0csc2x-1x2=13

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Verify the value of the limit

Use the MATLAB tool to verify the limit.

Hence, the required value of limits is mentioned as limx0csc2x-1x2=13.

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(d) Calculate the limit

Use Maclaurin series expansion of In1+x,

In1+x=x-x22+x33-x44+....In1+x-x=-x22+x33-x44+....In1+x-xx2=-12+x3-x24+....

Further, solve the limit limx0In1+xx2-1xas:

limx0In1+xx2-1x=limx0-12+x3-x24+....limx0In1+xx2-1x=-12

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Verify the value of the limit

Use the MATLAB tool to verify the limit.

Hence, the required value of limits is mentioned as limx0In1+xx2-1x=-12.

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