can anyone give me a hint on how to solve this probelem
The limit is equal to $\frac{\int_0^0 \sin(xt^3)dt}{0}= \frac{0}{0}$, so we can use De L'Hospital.We get:$$\lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\sin(x^4)}{5x^4}= \frac{1}{5} \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\sin(x^4)}{x^4}= \frac{1}{5}$$
since it is known that $\lim_{u \to 0} \frac{\sin u}{u}=1$.
I'm reviewing Meirovitch's "Methods of Analytical Dynamics," and I don't understand the commutation of the derivative from r to dr:
$$
\mathbf{F} \cdot d\mathbf{r} = m \ddot{\mathbf{r}} \cdot d\mathbf{r} = m\mathbf{\dot{r}} \cdot d\mathbf{\dot{r}}
$$