Let $\{x\}$ denote the fractional part of $x$ and $f(x)=\frac{\cos ^{-1}\left(1-\{x\}^2\right) \sin ^{-1}(1-\{x\})}{\{x\}-\{x\}^3}, x \neq 0$. If $\mathrm{L}$ and $\mathrm{R}$ respectively denotes the left hand limit and the right hand limit of $f(x)$ at $x=0$, then $\frac{32}{\pi^2}\left(\mathrm{~L}^2+\mathrm{R}^2\right)$ is equal to ___________.
Answer (integer)
18
Solution
Finding right hand limit
<br/><br/>R = $$
\begin{gathered}
\lim _{x \rightarrow 0^{+}} f(x)=\lim _{h \rightarrow 0} f(0+h)
=\lim _{h \rightarrow 0} f(h)
\end{gathered}
$$
<br/><br/>$\begin{aligned} & =\lim _{h \rightarrow 0} \frac{\cos ^{-1}\left(1-h^2\right) \sin ^{-1}(1-h)}{h\left(1-h^2\right)} \\\\ & =\lim _{\mathrm{h} \rightarrow 0} \frac{\cos ^{-1}\left(1-\mathrm{h}^2\right)}{\mathrm{h}}\left(\frac{\sin ^{-1} 1}{1}\right)\end{aligned}$
<br/><br/>Let $\cos ^{-1}\left(1-h^2\right)=\theta \Rightarrow \cos \theta=1-h^2$
<br/><br/>$$
\begin{aligned}
& =\frac{\pi}{2} \lim _{\theta \rightarrow 0} \frac{\theta}{\sqrt{1-\cos \theta}} \\\\
& =\frac{\pi}{2} \lim _{\theta \rightarrow 0} \frac{1}{\sqrt{\frac{1-\cos \theta}{\theta^2}}} \\\\
& =\frac{\pi}{2} \frac{1}{\sqrt{1 / 2}} \\\\
& \therefore \mathrm{R}=\frac{\pi}{\sqrt{2}}
\end{aligned}
$$
<br/><br/>Now finding left hand limit
<br/><br/>$$
\begin{aligned}
& L=\lim _{x \rightarrow 0^{-}} f(x) =\lim _{h \rightarrow 0} f(-h)
\end{aligned}
$$
<br/><br/>$\begin{aligned} & =\lim _{h \rightarrow 0} \frac{\cos ^{-1}\left(1-\{-h\}^2\right) \sin ^{-1}(1-\{-h\})}{\{-h\}-\{-h\}^3} \\\\ & =\lim _{h \rightarrow 0} \frac{\cos ^{-1}\left(1-(-h+1)^2\right) \sin ^{-1}(1-(-h+1))}{(-h+1)-(-h+1)^3} \\\\ & =\lim _{h \rightarrow 0} \frac{\cos ^{-1}\left(-h^2+2 h\right) \sin ^{-1} h}{(1-h)\left(1-(1-h)^2\right)}\end{aligned}$
<br/><br/>$\begin{aligned} & =\lim _{h \rightarrow 0}\left(\frac{\pi}{2}\right) \frac{\sin ^{-1} h}{\left(1-(1-h)^2\right)} \\\\ & =\frac{\pi}{2} \lim _{h \rightarrow 0}\left(\frac{\sin ^{-1} h}{-h^2+2 h}\right) \\\\ & =\frac{\pi}{2} \lim _{h \rightarrow 0}\left(\frac{\sin ^{-1} h}{h}\right)\left(\frac{1}{-h+2}\right) \\\\ & \quad L=\frac{\pi}{4}\end{aligned}$
<br/><br/>$\begin{aligned} & \frac{32}{\pi^2}\left(\mathrm{~L}^2+\mathrm{R}^2\right)=\frac{32}{\pi^2}\left(\frac{\pi^2}{2}+\frac{\pi^2}{16}\right) \\\\ & =16+2 \\\\ & =18\end{aligned}$
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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Limits, Continuity and Differentiability · Topic: Limits and Standard Results
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