How to solve these limits using a formula for logarithm limit(without applying L'Hopitale rule)

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How to solve these limits using a formula for logarithm limit(without applying L'Hopitale rule)

$$ \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\sqrt{1 + \tan(x)} - \sqrt{1 + \sin(x)}}{x^3} $$

$$ \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\arctan 2x}{\sin[2 \pi(x+10)]}$$

I suppose in the second I may not take into account arctan and sin as sinx approximately equals x

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HINT

Use $\lim_{x \to 0} \frac{sinx} x = 1$

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write you term in the form $$\frac{\tan(x)-\sin(x)}{x^3(\sqrt{1+\tan(x)}+\sqrt{1+\sin(x)}}$$=$$\frac{\sin(x)(1-\cos(x))}{x^3\cos(x)(\sqrt{1+\tan(x)}+\sqrt{1+\sin(x)})}$$=$$\frac{\sin(x)^3}{x^3}\frac{1}{\cos(x)(1+\cos(x))(\sqrt{1+\tan(x)}+\sqrt{1+\sin(x)})}$$ and now you can calculate the limit

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Let us consider $$A= \frac{\sqrt{1 + \tan(x)} - \sqrt{1 + \sin(x)}}{x^3}$$ and use Taylor series around $x=0$ $$\sin(x)=x-\frac{x^3}{6}+O\left(x^5\right)$$ $$1+\sin(x)=1+x-\frac{x^3}{6}+O\left(x^5\right)$$ $$\tan(x)=x+\frac{x^3}{3}+O\left(x^5\right)$$ $$1+\tan(x)=1+x+\frac{x^3}{3}+O\left(x^5\right)$$ Now, using the generalized binomial theorem $$\sqrt{1 + \sin(x)}=1+\frac{x}{2}-\frac{x^2}{8}-\frac{x^3}{48}+\frac{x^4}{384}+O\left( x^5\right)$$ $$\sqrt{1 + \tan(x)}=1+\frac{x}{2}-\frac{x^2}{8}+\frac{11 x^3}{48}-\frac{47 x^4}{384}+O\left(x^5\right)$$ $$\sqrt{1 + \tan(x)} - \sqrt{1 + \sin(x)}=\frac{x^3}{4}-\frac{x^4}{8}+O\left(x^5\right)$$ $$A=\frac{1}{4}-\frac{x}{8}+O\left(x^2\right)$$ which not only shows the limit but also how it is approached.

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Hint: Multiply the top and bottom of the first limit in order to rewrite it as $$ \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\tan(x) - \sin(x)}{x^3 (\sqrt{1+\tan(x)} + \sqrt{1 + \sin(x)})} = \frac 12 \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\tan(x) - \sin(x)}{x^3} $$ Then we have $$ \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\tan(x) - \sin(x)}{x^3} = \lim_{x \to 0} \frac 1{\cos(x)}\frac{\sin(x)}{x} \frac{(1 - \cos(x))}{x^2} = \\ \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{1 - \cos(x)}{x^2} $$ now apply a similar trick.


For the second, we can write $$ \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\arctan 2x}{\sin[2 \pi(x+10)]} = \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\arctan 2x}{\sin(2 \pi x)} = \\ \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{1}{2\pi}\frac{\arctan 2x}{x} \cdot \frac{2 \pi x}{\sin (2 \pi x)} =\\ \frac{1}{2\pi}\lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\arctan (2(0+x)) - \arctan(2(0))}{x} $$ you might find it easier to find that second limit if you replace $x$ with an $h$ or a $\Delta x$. Alternatively, with $\theta = \arctan(2x)$, we have $$ \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\arctan(2x)}{x} = \lim_{\theta \to 0} \frac{\theta}{\tan(\theta/2)} = 2\lim_{\theta \to 0} \cos (\theta/2)\frac{\theta/2}{\sin(\theta/2)} $$

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The second you've got down pat.

$$\lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\arctan 2x}{\sin[2 \pi(x+10)]} = \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\arctan 2x}{x}\frac{x}{\sin(2\pi x)} = \frac{1}{\pi}$$

The first is a little trickier. Use the binomial theorem to get...

$$\lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\sqrt{1 + \tan(x)} - \sqrt{1 + \sin(x)}}{x^3} = \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\tan x - \sin x}{2x^3} = \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\sin x }{x} \cdot \frac{1 - \cos x}{x^2} \cdot \frac{1}{2\cos x} = \frac{1}{4}$$