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Exercise 12.1 · Q18

Q.lim⁡x→0ax+xcos⁡xbsin⁡x\lim_{x\to 0}\dfrac{ax + x\cos x}{b\sin x}

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Factor xx from the numerator and use the standard limit sin⁡xx→1\dfrac{\sin x}{x}\to 1. The limit equals a+1b\dfrac{a+1}{b} (for b≠0b\neq 0).

Why factoring xx works

As x→0x\to 0 both ax+xcos⁡xax+x\cos x and bsin⁡xb\sin x tend to 00, giving 00\dfrac{0}{0}. Since every term of the numerator carries a factor xx, and sin⁡x\sin x behaves like xx near 00 through the standard limit sin⁡xx→1\dfrac{\sin x}{x}\to 1, pulling out xx resolves the form.

Step 1 — Factor xx from the numerator.

ax+xcos⁡x=x(a+cos⁡x),ax+x\cos x=x(a+\cos x),

so

ax+xcos⁡xbsin⁡x=x(a+cos⁡x)bsin⁡x.\dfrac{ax+x\cos x}{b\sin x}=\dfrac{x(a+\cos x)}{b\sin x}.

Step 2 — Rearrange to expose sin⁡xx\dfrac{\sin x}{x}. Divide numerator and denominator by xx (valid for x≠0x\neq 0): …

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