MCQ
$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \frac{\pi }{2}} \frac{{\cot x - \cos x}}{{{{\left( {\pi - 2x} \right)}^3}}} = $ . . . .
  • A
    $\frac{1}{4}$
  • B
    $\frac{1}{{24}}$
  • $\frac{1}{{16}}$
  • D
    $\frac{1}{8}$

Answer

Correct option: C.
$\frac{1}{{16}}$
c
$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \frac{\pi }{2}} \frac{{\cot \,x\left( {1 - \sin \,x} \right)}}{{ - 8{{\left( {x - \frac{\pi }{2}} \right)}^3}}} = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \frac{\pi }{2}} \frac{{\cot \,x\left( {1 - \sin \,x} \right)}}{{8{{\left( {\frac{\pi }{2} - x} \right)}^3}}}$

Put $\frac{\pi }{2} - x = t \Rightarrow $ as $x \to \frac{\pi }{2} \Rightarrow t \to 0$

$ = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{t \to 0} \frac{{\cot \left( {\frac{\pi }{2} - t} \right)\left( {1 - \sin \left( {\frac{\pi }{2} - t} \right)} \right)}}{{8{t^3}}}$

$ = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{t \to 0} \frac{{\tan \,t\left( {1 - \cos \,t} \right)}}{{8{t^3}}}$

$ = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{t \to 0} \frac{{\tan \,t}}{{8t}}.\frac{{1 - \cos t}}{{{t^2}}}$

$ = \frac{1}{8}.1.\frac{1}{2} = \frac{1}{{16}}$

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