Calculate limit using taylor series

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The limit calculation using Taylor series for the expression $$ \displaystyle \underset{x\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{1-\cos \left( 1-\cos x \right)}{{{x}^{4}}}$$ can be simplified by applying the Taylor series expansion for cos(x). The key insight is to focus on the lowest non-trivial order terms as x approaches 0, which streamlines the differentiation process. This approach avoids tedious calculations and leads directly to the solution.

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Homework Statement



Calculate: $$ \displaystyle \underset{x\to 0}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{1-\cos \left( 1-\cos x \right)}{{{x}^{4}}}$$

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Using Taylor series I have:

$$ \displaystyle f'\left( x \right)=\sin \left( 1-\cos x \right)\sin x$$

$$\displaystyle f'\left( 0 \right)=0$$

but as you can see, now it turns very tedious to continue differentiating. Do I have to keep differentiating until I get something? Or is there any quicker way to compute this?

Thanks
 
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There is. All you need to use is the Taylor series for cos(x). Also remember that since you're taking limit of x->0, you only need to carry with you the terms of the lowest non-trivial order.
 

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