Answer:
[tex]\displaystyle \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\sqrt{cos(2x)} - \sqrt[3]{cos(3x)}}{sin(x^2)} = \frac{1}{2}[/tex]
General Formulas and Concepts:
Calculus
Limits
Limit Rule [Variable Direct Substitution]: [tex]\displaystyle \lim_{x \to c} x = c[/tex]
L'Hopital's Rule
Differentiation
Basic Power Rule:
Derivative Rule [Chain Rule]: [tex]\displaystyle \frac{d}{dx}[f(g(x))] =f'(g(x)) \cdot g'(x)[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
We are given the limit:
[tex]\displaystyle \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\sqrt{cos(2x)} - \sqrt[3]{cos(3x)}}{sin(x^2)}[/tex]
When we directly plug in x = 0, we see that we would have an indeterminate form:
[tex]\displaystyle \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\sqrt{cos(2x)} - \sqrt[3]{cos(3x)}}{sin(x^2)} = \frac{0}{0}[/tex]
This tells us we need to use L'Hoptial's Rule. Let's differentiate the limit:
[tex]\displaystyle \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\sqrt{cos(2x)} - \sqrt[3]{cos(3x)}}{sin(x^2)} = \displaystyle \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\frac{-sin(2x)}{\sqrt{cos(2x)}} + \frac{sin(3x)}{[cos(3x)]^{\frac{2}{3}}}}{2xcos(x^2)}[/tex]
Plugging in x = 0 again, we would get:
[tex]\displaystyle \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\frac{-sin(2x)}{\sqrt{cos(2x)}} + \frac{sin(3x)}{[cos(3x)]^{\frac{2}{3}}}}{2xcos(x^2)} = \frac{0}{0}[/tex]
Since we reached another indeterminate form, let's apply L'Hoptial's Rule again:
[tex]\displaystyle \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\frac{-sin(2x)}{\sqrt{cos(2x)}} + \frac{sin(3x)}{[cos(3x)]^{\frac{2}{3}}}}{2xcos(x^2)} = \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\frac{-[cos^2(2x) + 1]}{[cos(2x)]^{\frac{2}{3}}} + \frac{cos^2(3x) + 2}{[cos(3x)]^{\frac{5}{3}}}}{2cos(x^2) - 4x^2sin(x^2)}[/tex]
Substitute in x = 0 once more:
[tex]\displaystyle \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\frac{-[cos^2(2x) + 1]}{[cos(2x)]^{\frac{2}{3}}} + \frac{cos^2(3x) + 2}{[cos(3x)]^{\frac{5}{3}}}}{2cos(x^2) - 4x^2sin(x^2)} = \frac{1}{2}[/tex]
And we have our final answer.
Topic: AP Calculus AB/BC (Calculus I/I + II)
Unit: Limits
