Evaluate lim _(x-> oo) (sinxcosx)/(3x) ?

1 Answer
Oct 12, 2016

lim _(xrarroo) (sinxcosx)/(3x) =0

Explanation:

Use the Squeeze Theorem at infinity.

Since, sinx and cosx are between -1 and 1, so is their product.

-1 <= sinxcosx <= 1

We are interested in xrarroo, so we are interested in positive values of x.
When x is positive, 3x is positive, so we can divide the inequality without reversing the directions of the inequalities.

(-1)/(3x) <= (sinxcosx)/(3x) <= 1/(3x)

lim_(xrarroo)(-1)/(3x) = 0 and lim_(xrarroo)(1)/(3x) = 0.

Therefore, lim _(xrarroo) (sinxcosx)/(3x) =0.