Question #2880c

1 Answer
Dec 14, 2017

Multiply the top and bottom by the fraction #(60x)/(60x)# before rearranging and using the given limit to obtain an answer of #20/3#.

Explanation:

Let #f(x)=(sin(5x)cot(3x))/(xcot(4x))#. Then

#f(x)=(60x)/(60x)*f(x)=(60xsin(5x)cot(3x))/(60x^{2}cot(4x))#

#=(60xsin(5x)cos(3x)sin(4x))/(60x^{2}sin(3x)cos(4x))#

#=(3x)/(sin(3x))* sin(5x)/(5x) * sin(4x)/(4x) * (20cos(3x))/(3cos(4x))#

Since #lim_{x->0}sin(x)/x=1#, it follows that #lim_{x->0}(3x)/(sin(3x))=1#, #lim_{x->0}sin(5x)/(5x)=1#, and #lim_{x->0}sin(4x)/(4x)=1#.

Moreover, we can say that #lim_{x->0}(20cos(3x))/(3cos(4x))=(20 * 1)/(3 *1) = 20/3# by substitution into the function since #(20cos(3x))/(3cos(4x))# is continuous at #x=0#.

Finally, applying the rule for the limit of a product of functions (whose individual limits exist), we obtain

#lim_{x->0}f(x)=1 * 1 * 1 * 20/3 = 20/3#.