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Evaluation of Limit Involving Trigonometric Functions and Constants

Suppose α,β∈R\alpha, \beta \in \mathbb{R} satisfy the condition lim⁡x→0x2sin⁡(βx)αx−sin⁡x=1\lim_{x \to 0} \frac{x^2 \sin(\beta x)}{\alpha x - \sin x} = 1 Find the value of 6(α+β)6(\alpha + \beta).

Official Numerical Answer7

Step-by-Step Solution

To evaluate the given limit and find the value of 6(α+β)6(\alpha + \beta), we use the Taylor series expansion of the sine function around x=0x = 0.

The Taylor series expansion for sin⁡(t)\sin(t) is given by: sin⁡(t)=t−t36+O(t5)\sin(t) = t - \frac{t^3}{6} + O(t^5)

Applying this expansion to sin⁡(βx)\sin(\beta x) and sin⁡x\sin x, we get: sin⁡(βx)=βx−β3x36+O(x5)\sin(\beta x) = \beta x - \frac{\beta^3 x^3}{6} + O(x^5) sin⁡x=x−x36+O(x5)\sin x = x - \frac{x^3}{6} + O(x^5)

Substitute these expansions into the given limit expression: lim⁡x→0x2sin⁡(βx)αx−sin⁡x=lim⁡x→0x2(βx−β3x36+O(x5))αx−(x−x36+O(x5))\lim_{x \to 0} \frac{x^2 \sin(\beta x)}{\alpha x - \sin x} = \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{x^2 \left( \beta x - \frac{\beta^3 x^3}{6} + O(x^5) \right)}{\alpha x - \left( x - \frac{x^3}{6} + O(x^5) \right)}

lim⁡x→0βx3−β3x56+O(x7)(α−1)x+x36+O(x5)=1\lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\beta x^3 - \frac{\beta^3 x^5}{6} + O(x^7)}{(\alpha - 1)x + \frac{x^3}{6} + O(x^5)} = 1

For this limit to exist and be a non-zero finite value (11), the lowest power of xx in the denominator must equal the lowest power of xx in the numerator, which is x3x^3. Thus, the coefficient of xx in the denominator must be zero: α−1=0  ⟹  α=1\alpha - 1 = 0 \implies \alpha = 1

With α=1\alpha = 1, the denominator simplifies to x36+O(x5)\frac{x^3}{6} + O(x^5), and the limit becomes: lim⁡x→0βx3−β3x56+O(x7)x36+O(x5)=1\lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\beta x^3 - \frac{\beta^3 x^5}{6} + O(x^7)}{\frac{x^3}{6} + O(x^5)} = 1

Divide both numerator and denominator by x3x^3: lim⁡x→0β−β3x26+O(x4)16+O(x2)=1\lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\beta - \frac{\beta^3 x^2}{6} + O(x^4)}{\frac{1}{6} + O(x^2)} = 1

Taking the limit as x→0x \to 0: β16=1  ⟹  6β=1  ⟹  β=16\frac{\beta}{\frac{1}{6}} = 1 \implies 6\beta = 1 \implies \beta = \frac{1}{6}

Now, we calculate 6(α+β)6(\alpha + \beta): 6(α+β)=6(1+16)=6+1=76(\alpha + \beta) = 6 \left( 1 + \frac{1}{6} \right) = 6 + 1 = 7