MCQ
The value of $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{a \to 0} \frac{{\sin a - \tan a}}{{{{\sin }^3}a}}$ will be
  • $ - \frac{1}{2}$
  • B
    $\frac{1}{2}$
  • C
    $1$
  • D
    $-1$

Answer

Correct option: A.
$ - \frac{1}{2}$
a
(a) $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{a \to 0} \frac{{\sin a - \tan a}}{{{{\sin }^3}a}} = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{a \to 0} \frac{{\cos a - 1}}{{{{\sin }^2}a\cos a}} $

$= \mathop {\lim }\limits_{a \to 0} \frac{{ - (1 - \cos a)}}{{(1 - {{\cos }^2}a)(\cos a)}}$

$ = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{a \to 0} \left[ { - \frac{1}{{(1 + \cos a)\cos a}}} \right] = - \frac{1}{{(1 + 1)1}} = \frac{{ - 1}}{2}$

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