Medium MCQ +4 / -1 PYQ · JEE Mains 2022

The value of

$$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{n \to \infty } 6\tan \left\{ {\sum\limits_{r = 1}^n {{{\tan }^{ - 1}}\left( {{1 \over {{r^2} + 3r + 3}}} \right)} } \right\}$$ is equal to :

  1. A 1
  2. B 2
  3. C 3 Correct answer
  4. D 6

Solution

<p>$$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{n \to \infty } 6\tan \left\{ {\sum\limits_{r = 1}^n {{{\tan }^{ - 1}}\left( {{1 \over {{r^2} + 3r + 3}}} \right)} } \right\}$$</p> <p>$$ = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{n \to \infty } 6\tan \left\{ {\sum\limits_{r = 1}^n {{{\tan }^{ - 1}}\left( {{{(r + 2) - (r + 1)} \over {1 + (r + 2)(r + 1)}}} \right)} } \right\}$$</p> <p>$$ = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{n \to \infty } 6\tan \left\{ {\sum\limits_{r = 1}^n {({{\tan }^{ - 1}}(r + 2) - {{\tan }^{ - 1}}(r + 1))} } \right\}$$</p> <p>$$ = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{n \to \infty } 6\tan \left\{ {{{\tan }^{ - 1}}(n + 2) - {{\tan }^{ - 1}}2} \right\}$$</p> <p>$$ = 6\tan \left\{ {{\pi \over 2} - {{\cot }^{ - 1}}\left( {{1 \over 2}} \right)} \right\}$$</p> <p>$= 6\tan \left( {{{\tan }^{ - 1}}\left( {{1 \over 2}} \right)} \right)$</p> <p>$= 3$</p>

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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Limits, Continuity and Differentiability · Topic: Limits and Standard Results

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