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The discussion revolves around finding the limit of the expression (1-x)tan(πx/2) as x approaches 1. This involves concepts from calculus, particularly limits and trigonometric functions.

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  • The original poster seeks assistance with the limit problem, expressing difficulty. One participant suggests substituting y=1-x and using trigonometric identities to simplify the expression. Another participant shares a different limit problem involving trigonometric functions and proposes various algebraic manipulations to explore potential solutions.

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lim(1-x).tan Pi X/2=?
x->1

please help meee :!)
 
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Let y=1-x and use tan=sin/cos and also sinu=cos(pi/2 -u), you will get your answer easily.
 
thanks..
one more guestion that I can't solve is...lim 1-sinX/cosx =?
X->pi/2

(I don't like trigonometric questions in limit)
thanks:)
 
[tex]\lim_{x \rightarrow \frac{\pi}{2}} \frac{1 - \sin x}{\cos x}[/tex]
You can try multiplying both numerator and denominator by (1 + sin x), something like:
[tex]= \lim_{x \rightarrow \frac{\pi}{2}} \frac{(1 - \sin x)(1 + \sin x)}{\cos x(1 + \sin x)}[/tex]
[tex]= \lim_{x \rightarrow \frac{\pi}{2}} \frac{1 - \sin ^ 2 x}{\cos x(1 + \sin x)}[/tex]
1 - sin2x = ...
Can you go from here?
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Or you can try a different way:
[tex]1 - \sin x = \sin \left( \frac{\pi}{2} \right) - \sin x = 2 \cos ^ 2 \left( \frac{\pi}{4} + \frac{x}{2} \right)[/tex]
[tex]\lim_{x \rightarrow \frac{\pi}{2}} \frac{1 - \sin x}{\cos x}[/tex]
[tex]= \lim_{x \rightarrow \frac{\pi}{2}} \frac{2 \cos ^ 2 \left( \frac{\pi}{4} + \frac{x}{2} \right)}{\sin\left( \frac{\pi}{2} - x \right)}[/tex]
[tex]= \lim_{x \rightarrow \frac{\pi}{2}} \frac{2 \cos ^ 2 \left( \frac{\pi}{4} + \frac{x}{2} \right)}{2\sin \left( \frac{\pi}{4} - \frac{x}{2} \right) \cos \left( \frac{\pi}{4} - \frac{x}{2} \right)}[/tex]
[tex]= \lim_{x \rightarrow \frac{\pi}{2}} \frac{ \cos ^ 2 \left( \frac{\pi}{4} + \frac{x}{2} \right)}{\cos \left( \frac{x}{2} + \frac{\pi}{4} \right) \cos \left( \frac{\pi}{4} - \frac{x}{2} \right)}[/tex]
Viet Dao,
 
thanks,yu are a good man :smile:
 

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