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NDA 2020 Maths · Mathematics · Limits · easy

The limit of (x^2sin (1/x))/(sin x) as x approaches 0 is

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The limit of x2sin⁡(1/x)sin⁡x\dfrac{x^2\sin(1/x)}{\sin x} as xx approaches 00 is
  1. A. 11
  2. B. does not exist\text{does not exist}
  3. C. 00
  4. D. ∞\infty
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Answer: (C) 00

Write the ratio as xsin⁡x⋅xsin⁡1x\dfrac{x}{\sin x}\cdot x\sin\dfrac1x. The first factor tends to 11. The second satisfies ∣xsin⁡1x∣≤∣x∣→0\left|x\sin\dfrac1x\right|\le|x|\to0 by the sandwich theorem, because sin⁡1x\sin\dfrac1x is bounded between −1-1 and 11 although it oscillates. So the limit is 00. The statement that it does not exist confuses the oscillation of sin⁡(1/x)\sin(1/x) with the behaviour of the product, which is squeezed to 00.
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