JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Differentiation Question Bank Self Evaluation Test - Limits and Derivatives

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    What is \[\underset{x\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{x}{\sqrt{1-\cos x}}\] equal to?

    A) \[\sqrt{2}\]

    B) \[-\sqrt{2}\]

    C) \[\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\]

    D) Limit does not exist

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    [d] \[\underset{x\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{x}{\sqrt{1-\cos x}}\]
    \[=\underset{x\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{x}{\sqrt{1-\left( 1-2{{\sin }^{2}}\frac{x}{2} \right)}}\]
    \[=\underset{x\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{x}{\sqrt{2{{\sin }^{2}}\frac{x}{2}}}=\frac{1}{2}\underset{x\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{x}{\left| \sin \frac{x}{2} \right|}\]
    L.H.L\[=f(0-0)=\underset{h\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{x}{\left| \sin \frac{x}{2} \right|}\]
    \[=-\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\underset{x\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{2\left( \frac{h}{2} \right)}{\sin \frac{h}{2}}\]
    \[=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\times 2\times 1\]     \[\left( \because \underset{\theta \to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{\theta }{\sin \theta }=1 \right)\]
    RHL \[=f(0+0)=\underset{h\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,f(0+h)\]
    \[=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\underset{h\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{2\left( \frac{h}{2} \right)}{\sin \frac{h}{2}}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\times 2\times 1\]
    \[LHL\ne RHL=\sqrt{2}\]
    Therefore limit does not exist.


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