Differentiation Question 30

Question: The value of $ \underset{m\to \infty }{\mathop{\lim }}{{( \cos \frac{x}{m} )}^{m}} $ is

Options:

A) 1

B) $ e $

C) $ {e^{-1}} $

D) none of these

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

[a] $ \underset{m\to \infty }{\mathop{\lim }}{{( \cos \frac{x}{m} )}^{m}}=\underset{m\to \infty }{\mathop{\lim }}{{[ 1-( 1-\cos \frac{x}{m} ) ]}^{m}} $

$ \underset{m\to \infty }{\mathop{\lim }}{{[ 1-2{{\sin }^{2}}\frac{x}{2m} ]}^{m}} $

$ =\underset{{e^{m\to \infty }}}{\mathop{\lim }}( -2{{\sin }^{2}}\frac{x}{2m} )m=1 $