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I'm reviewing for the Math GRE Subject test and came across this question in the excellent UCLA notes.
$$lim_xto 0left(frac1x^2-frac1sin^2 xright).$$
If one attacks this with naive applications of L'Hospital after combining fractions, it quickly gets out of hand.
The suggested solution involves factoring it as
$$frac1x^2-frac1sin^2 x = fracsin^2 x - x^2x^2sin^2 x = left(fracx^2sin^2 xright)left(fracsin x + xxright)left(fracsin x - xx^3right),$$
where indeed each factor has a real positive limit.
I am wondering: What intuition or thought process might lead me to this particular factorization? Such a factorization seems non-obvious to me as it requires the introduction of another factor of $x^2$ into the numerator.
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I'm reviewing for the Math GRE Subject test and came across this question in the excellent UCLA notes.
$$lim_xto 0left(frac1x^2-frac1sin^2 xright).$$
If one attacks this with naive applications of L'Hospital after combining fractions, it quickly gets out of hand.
The suggested solution involves factoring it as
$$frac1x^2-frac1sin^2 x = fracsin^2 x - x^2x^2sin^2 x = left(fracx^2sin^2 xright)left(fracsin x + xxright)left(fracsin x - xx^3right),$$
where indeed each factor has a real positive limit.
I am wondering: What intuition or thought process might lead me to this particular factorization? Such a factorization seems non-obvious to me as it requires the introduction of another factor of $x^2$ into the numerator.
calculus limits intuition
edited 7 hours ago
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As soon as you see $x^2-y^2$ don't you automatically do $(x+y)(x-y)$ ?
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8 hours ago
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I'm reviewing for the Math GRE Subject test and came across this question in the excellent UCLA notes.
$$lim_xto 0left(frac1x^2-frac1sin^2 xright).$$
If one attacks this with naive applications of L'Hospital after combining fractions, it quickly gets out of hand.
The suggested solution involves factoring it as
$$frac1x^2-frac1sin^2 x = fracsin^2 x - x^2x^2sin^2 x = left(fracx^2sin^2 xright)left(fracsin x + xxright)left(fracsin x - xx^3right),$$
where indeed each factor has a real positive limit.
I am wondering: What intuition or thought process might lead me to this particular factorization? Such a factorization seems non-obvious to me as it requires the introduction of another factor of $x^2$ into the numerator.
calculus limits intuition
edited 7 hours ago
José Carlos Santos
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asked 8 hours ago
JosephSloteJosephSlote
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I'm reviewing for the Math GRE Subject test and came across this question in the excellent UCLA notes.
$$lim_xto 0left(frac1x^2-frac1sin^2 xright).$$
If one attacks this with naive applications of L'Hospital after combining fractions, it quickly gets out of hand.
The suggested solution involves factoring it as
$$frac1x^2-frac1sin^2 x = fracsin^2 x - x^2x^2sin^2 x = left(fracx^2sin^2 xright)left(fracsin x + xxright)left(fracsin x - xx^3right),$$
where indeed each factor has a real positive limit.
I am wondering: What intuition or thought process might lead me to this particular factorization? Such a factorization seems non-obvious to me as it requires the introduction of another factor of $x^2$ into the numerator.
calculus limits intuition
calculus limits intuition
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Since$$sin(x)=x-fracx^33!+fracx^55!-cdots,$$you know that$$sin(x)+x=2x-fracx^33!+fracx^55!-cdots$$and that$$sin(x)-x=-fracx^33!+fracx^55!-cdots.$$Therefore both limits$$lim_xto0fracsin(x)+xxtext and lim_xto0fracsin(x)-xx^3$$exist; they are equal to $2$ and to $-frac16$ respectively. This explains why that decomposition is used.
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Once you know that
$dfracsin xx
to 1$,
and similar,
fairly simple limits,
it becomes natural
to try to make them appear
by extracting them
from more complicated expressions.
answered 8 hours ago
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OK, let's talk through the thought process.
When I see a difference of two fractions, I give them common
denominators first, as per your second $=$.I can't help but factorise the new numerator's difference of two
squares after that.Since there's a division by $sin^2 x$, which $to0$ as $xto0$, I
need to take out a $left(fracsin xxright)^-2$ factor before
I can go any further.That leaves me with $frac(sin x+x)(sin x-x)x^4$. There are any
number of ways I could write that as a product of two other factors,
but I don't want to factor out a limit outside $Bbb
Rsetminus0$, in case I get an indeterminate form. (That same
concern motivation the previous handling of $sin^-2x$.) Well,
$fracsin xxsim1impliesfracsin x+xxsim2$, so finally
the sought limit is twice $lim_xto0fracsin x-xx^3$.
answered 7 hours ago
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Since$$sin(x)=x-fracx^33!+fracx^55!-cdots,$$you know that$$sin(x)+x=2x-fracx^33!+fracx^55!-cdots$$and that$$sin(x)-x=-fracx^33!+fracx^55!-cdots.$$Therefore both limits$$lim_xto0fracsin(x)+xxtext and lim_xto0fracsin(x)-xx^3$$exist; they are equal to $2$ and to $-frac16$ respectively. This explains why that decomposition is used.
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Since$$sin(x)=x-fracx^33!+fracx^55!-cdots,$$you know that$$sin(x)+x=2x-fracx^33!+fracx^55!-cdots$$and that$$sin(x)-x=-fracx^33!+fracx^55!-cdots.$$Therefore both limits$$lim_xto0fracsin(x)+xxtext and lim_xto0fracsin(x)-xx^3$$exist; they are equal to $2$ and to $-frac16$ respectively. This explains why that decomposition is used.
answered 8 hours ago
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Since$$sin(x)=x-fracx^33!+fracx^55!-cdots,$$you know that$$sin(x)+x=2x-fracx^33!+fracx^55!-cdots$$and that$$sin(x)-x=-fracx^33!+fracx^55!-cdots.$$Therefore both limits$$lim_xto0fracsin(x)+xxtext and lim_xto0fracsin(x)-xx^3$$exist; they are equal to $2$ and to $-frac16$ respectively. This explains why that decomposition is used.
answered 8 hours ago
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Since$$sin(x)=x-fracx^33!+fracx^55!-cdots,$$you know that$$sin(x)+x=2x-fracx^33!+fracx^55!-cdots$$and that$$sin(x)-x=-fracx^33!+fracx^55!-cdots.$$Therefore both limits$$lim_xto0fracsin(x)+xxtext and lim_xto0fracsin(x)-xx^3$$exist; they are equal to $2$ and to $-frac16$ respectively. This explains why that decomposition is used.
answered 8 hours ago
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Once you know that
$dfracsin xx
to 1$,
and similar,
fairly simple limits,
it becomes natural
to try to make them appear
by extracting them
from more complicated expressions.
answered 8 hours ago
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Once you know that
$dfracsin xx
to 1$,
and similar,
fairly simple limits,
it becomes natural
to try to make them appear
by extracting them
from more complicated expressions.
answered 8 hours ago
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$begingroup$
Once you know that
$dfracsin xx
to 1$,
and similar,
fairly simple limits,
it becomes natural
to try to make them appear
by extracting them
from more complicated expressions.
answered 8 hours ago
marty cohenmarty cohen
79.4k5 gold badges52 silver badges134 bronze badges
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Once you know that
$dfracsin xx
to 1$,
and similar,
fairly simple limits,
it becomes natural
to try to make them appear
by extracting them
from more complicated expressions.
answered 8 hours ago
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OK, let's talk through the thought process.
When I see a difference of two fractions, I give them common
denominators first, as per your second $=$.I can't help but factorise the new numerator's difference of two
squares after that.Since there's a division by $sin^2 x$, which $to0$ as $xto0$, I
need to take out a $left(fracsin xxright)^-2$ factor before
I can go any further.That leaves me with $frac(sin x+x)(sin x-x)x^4$. There are any
number of ways I could write that as a product of two other factors,
but I don't want to factor out a limit outside $Bbb
Rsetminus0$, in case I get an indeterminate form. (That same
concern motivation the previous handling of $sin^-2x$.) Well,
$fracsin xxsim1impliesfracsin x+xxsim2$, so finally
the sought limit is twice $lim_xto0fracsin x-xx^3$.
answered 7 hours ago
J.G.J.G.
45k2 gold badges41 silver badges62 bronze badges
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Nice detailed expression of what I just gave a cursory overview of.
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– marty cohen
7 hours ago
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OK, let's talk through the thought process.
When I see a difference of two fractions, I give them common
denominators first, as per your second $=$.I can't help but factorise the new numerator's difference of two
squares after that.Since there's a division by $sin^2 x$, which $to0$ as $xto0$, I
need to take out a $left(fracsin xxright)^-2$ factor before
I can go any further.That leaves me with $frac(sin x+x)(sin x-x)x^4$. There are any
number of ways I could write that as a product of two other factors,
but I don't want to factor out a limit outside $Bbb
Rsetminus0$, in case I get an indeterminate form. (That same
concern motivation the previous handling of $sin^-2x$.) Well,
$fracsin xxsim1impliesfracsin x+xxsim2$, so finally
the sought limit is twice $lim_xto0fracsin x-xx^3$.
answered 7 hours ago
J.G.J.G.
45k2 gold badges41 silver badges62 bronze badges
$endgroup$
1
$begingroup$
Nice detailed expression of what I just gave a cursory overview of.
$endgroup$
– marty cohen
7 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
OK, let's talk through the thought process.
When I see a difference of two fractions, I give them common
denominators first, as per your second $=$.I can't help but factorise the new numerator's difference of two
squares after that.Since there's a division by $sin^2 x$, which $to0$ as $xto0$, I
need to take out a $left(fracsin xxright)^-2$ factor before
I can go any further.That leaves me with $frac(sin x+x)(sin x-x)x^4$. There are any
number of ways I could write that as a product of two other factors,
but I don't want to factor out a limit outside $Bbb
Rsetminus0$, in case I get an indeterminate form. (That same
concern motivation the previous handling of $sin^-2x$.) Well,
$fracsin xxsim1impliesfracsin x+xxsim2$, so finally
the sought limit is twice $lim_xto0fracsin x-xx^3$.
answered 7 hours ago
J.G.J.G.
45k2 gold badges41 silver badges62 bronze badges
$endgroup$
OK, let's talk through the thought process.
When I see a difference of two fractions, I give them common
denominators first, as per your second $=$.I can't help but factorise the new numerator's difference of two
squares after that.Since there's a division by $sin^2 x$, which $to0$ as $xto0$, I
need to take out a $left(fracsin xxright)^-2$ factor before
I can go any further.That leaves me with $frac(sin x+x)(sin x-x)x^4$. There are any
number of ways I could write that as a product of two other factors,
but I don't want to factor out a limit outside $Bbb
Rsetminus0$, in case I get an indeterminate form. (That same
concern motivation the previous handling of $sin^-2x$.) Well,
$fracsin xxsim1impliesfracsin x+xxsim2$, so finally
the sought limit is twice $lim_xto0fracsin x-xx^3$.
answered 7 hours ago
J.G.J.G.
45k2 gold badges41 silver badges62 bronze badges
answered 7 hours ago
J.G.J.G.
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answered 7 hours ago
J.G.J.G.
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answered 7 hours ago
J.G.J.G.
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Nice detailed expression of what I just gave a cursory overview of.
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– marty cohen
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Nice detailed expression of what I just gave a cursory overview of.
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– marty cohen
7 hours ago
1
1
$begingroup$
Nice detailed expression of what I just gave a cursory overview of.
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– marty cohen
7 hours ago
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Nice detailed expression of what I just gave a cursory overview of.
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7 hours ago
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