Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285741552
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-155-0

Chapter 3 - Review - Exercises - Page 267: 56

Answer

$\frac{1}{8}$

Work Step by Step

First, simplify as much as possible. $=\lim\limits_{t \to 0}\frac{t^3}{\tan^3(2t)}$ $=\left(\lim\limits_{t \to 0}\frac{t}{\tan(2t)}\right)^3$ Since $t \to 0$, let us linearly approximate $f(t) = \tan(t)$ at $a=0$. $L(t) = f(a) + f'(a)(t-a)$ $L(t) = \tan(0) + \sec^2(0)(t-0)$ $L(t) = t$ Thus, as $t$ is near 0, $\tan(t) \approx t$. Additionally, at $t=0$, $\tan(t)=t$. We have $\tan(2t)$ in the denominator of the limit, but $2t=t=0$. So, let us continue solving the limit using $\tan(2t)=2t$. $=(\lim\limits_{t \to 0}\frac{t}{\tan(2t)})^3$ $=(\lim\limits_{t \to 0}\frac{t}{2t})^3$ $=(\lim\limits_{t \to 0}\frac{1}{2})^3$ $=(\frac{1}{2})^3$ $=\frac{1}{8}$
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