MCQ
$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} \frac{{\cos ax - \cos bx}}{{{x^2}}} = $
- A$\frac{{{a^2} - {b^2}}}{2}$
- ✓$\frac{{{b^2} - {a^2}}}{2}$
- C${a^2} - {b^2}$
- D${b^2} - {a^2}$
$ = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} \,\frac{{2\,\sin \,\left( {\frac{{a + b}}{2}} \right)x\,.\,\sin \,\left( {\frac{{b - a}}{2}} \right)\,x}}{{\left( {\frac{{a + b}}{2}} \right)x\,.\frac{2}{{a + b}}.\frac{2}{{b - a}}.\left( {\frac{{b - a}}{2}} \right)x}} = \frac{{{b^2} - {a^2}}}{2}$
Aliter : Apply $ L$-Hospital’s rule,
$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} \,\frac{{\cos ax - \cos bx}}{{{x^2}}} = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} \,\,\frac{{ - \,a\sin ax + b\sin bx}}{{2x}}$
$ = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} \,\frac{{ - \,{a^2}\cos ax + {b^2}\cos bx}}{2} = \frac{{{b^2} - {a^2}}}{2}.$
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| $R$ The distance between the foci of $H$ is | $3$ ${\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}}}$ |
| $S$ The length of the latus rectum of $H$ is | $4$ $4$ |
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