Limit evaluation using series expansion or exponential asymptotics
The question asks the student to evaluate a limit of an expression (often involving exponentials or rational functions) by applying Taylor/series expansion techniques or logarithmic asymptotic analysis.
$$f ( x ) = \frac { x } { x + \sin x } \quad \text { and } \quad g ( x ) = \frac { x ^ { 4 } + x ^ { 6 } } { e ^ { x } - 1 - x ^ { 2 } }$$ (a) Limit as $x \rightarrow 0$ of $f ( x )$ is $\frac { 1 } { 2 }$. (b) Limit as $x \rightarrow \infty$ of $f ( x )$ does not exist. (c) Limit as $x \rightarrow \infty$ of $g ( x )$ is finite. (d) Limit as $x \rightarrow 0$ of $g ( x )$ is 720.
Throughout this problem, $I = ]-1, +\infty[$, and $f(x) = \int_0^{\pi/2} (\sin(t))^x \mathrm{~d}t$. Give a simple asymptotic equivalent of $f(x)$ as $x$ tends to $-1$.
For all $n \in \mathbb { N } ^ { * }$ and all $k \in \llbracket 0 , n \rrbracket$, we set $x _ { n , k } = - \sqrt { n } + \frac { 2 k } { \sqrt { n } }$. The function $B _ { n }$ is defined as in Q19. We assume $k \in I _ { n } = \left\{ k \in \llbracket 0 , n \rrbracket \mid x _ { n , k } \in [ 0 , \ell + 1 ] \right\}$. Deduce that $$B _ { n } \left( x _ { n , k } \right) = \frac { 1 } { \sqrt { 2 \pi } } \frac { 1 + O \left( \frac { 1 } { n } \right) } { \left( 1 - \frac { x _ { n , k } ^ { 2 } } { n } \right) ^ { \frac { n + 1 } { 2 } } \left( 1 + \frac { x _ { n , k } } { \sqrt { n } } \right) ^ { \frac { x _ { n , k } } { 2 } \sqrt { n } } \left( 1 - \frac { x _ { n , k } } { \sqrt { n } } \right) ^ { - \frac { x _ { n , k } } { 2 } \sqrt { n } } }$$ then that $$B _ { n } \left( x _ { n , k } \right) = \frac { 1 } { \sqrt { 2 \pi } } \exp \left( - \frac { x _ { n , k } ^ { 2 } } { 2 } \right) \left( 1 + O \left( \frac { 1 } { \sqrt { n } } \right) \right)$$
Let $\varphi$ be the function defined by $$\forall t \in ] - 1,1 \left[ \backslash \{ 0 \} , \quad \varphi ( t ) = ( 1 - t ) ^ { 1 - 1 / t } \right.$$ Justify that $\varphi$ is extendable by continuity at 0 and specify the value of its extension at 0. We will still denote this extension by $\varphi$.
The limit $$\lim _ { x \rightarrow 0 } \frac { \left( e ^ { x } - 1 \right) \tan ^ { 2 } x } { x ^ { 3 } }$$ (A) does not exist (B) exists and equals 0 (C) exists and equals $2/3$ (D) exists and equals 1
The limit $$\lim _ { x \rightarrow 0 } \frac { \left( e ^ { x } - 1 \right) \tan ^ { 2 } x } { x ^ { 3 } }$$ (A) does not exist (B) exists and equals 0 (C) exists and equals $2 / 3$ (D) exists and equals 1
Let $f ( x ) = \frac { 1 } { 2 } x \sin x - ( 1 - \cos x )$. The smallest positive integer $k$ such that $\lim _ { x \rightarrow 0 } \frac { f ( x ) } { x ^ { k } } \neq 0$ is: (A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6.
For all natural numbers $n$, let $$A_{n} = \sqrt{2 - \sqrt{2 + \sqrt{2 + \cdots + \sqrt{2}}}} \quad (n \text{ many radicals})$$ (a) Show that for $n \geq 2$, $$A_{n} = 2\sin\frac{\pi}{2^{n+1}}$$ (b) Hence, or otherwise, evaluate the limit $$\lim_{n \rightarrow \infty} 2^{n} A_{n}$$
$\lim_{x \rightarrow \infty} \frac{(\sqrt{3x+1} + \sqrt{3x-1})^6 + (\sqrt{3x+1} - \sqrt{3x-1})^6}{\left(x + \sqrt{x^2-1}\right)^6 + \left(x - \sqrt{x^2-1}\right)^6} x^3$ (1) is equal to $\frac{27}{2}$ (2) is equal to 9 (3) does not exist (4) is equal to 27