What is the limit as x approaches 0 of x/arctan(4x)xarctan(4x)?

2 Answers
Jul 16, 2018

lim_(xto0) x/(arc tan4x)=1/4

Explanation:

We know that ,

color(red)((1)lim_(theta to0)(sintheta)/theta=1

color(red)((2)lim_(theta to0) costheta=1

We take ,

L=lim_(xto0) x/(arc tan4x)

Let , color(blue)(arctan4x=y=>4x=tany=>x=1/4tany

=>color(blue)(xto0 =>y=arctan(0)=>yto0

=>L=lim_(yto0)(1/4tany)/y

=>L=1/4lim_(yto0)(siny/cosy)/y

=>L=1/4lim_(yto0)siny/y*1/(lim_(yto0)cosy)to color(red)(Apply(1)and(2)

L=1/4(1)(1/cos0)

L=1/4

Jul 16, 2018

1/4

Explanation:

Since lim_{xto 0}(4x)/(arctan(4x))=1 we get

lim_{xto 0}x/arctan(4x)=1/4
By L'Hospital we get

lim_(xto 0) (x)/arctan(4x)=lim_(x to 0)4/((1/(1+16x^2))*4)=lim_(x to 0)1+16x^2=1