Question:
Let \alpha and \beta be the real numbers such that ,
{\lim\limits_{x\to 0}{\frac{1}{x^3}(\frac{\alpha}{2}\int_{0}^{x}\frac{1}{1-t^2}dt+\beta x \cos x)}=2}
then the value of \alpha + \beta is__________.
Answer: 2.40
It is a moderate level question asked in IIT JEE Advanced 2025, Paper-1 of marks (+4, 0) Based on Leibniz Integral Formula and L’Hopital’s Rule
Solution:
First we write the question correctly as below
{\lim\limits_{x\to 0} {\frac {{\frac{\alpha}{2}\int_{0}^{x}\frac{1}{1-t^2}dt+\beta x \cos x}}{x^3}=2}}
Since the limit is in \frac {0}{0} form therefore, Applying L’Hopital’s Rule, we get
{\lim\limits_{x\to 0} {\frac {{\frac{\alpha}{2} (\frac{1}{1-x^2})+\beta \cos x-\beta x \sin x}}{3 x^2}=2}}
Now, put x=0 in the limit, if it is in the indeterminate form then only the limit will continue further, so make it in Indeterminate form.
Now on putting x=0 we get,
\frac{\alpha}{2}+\beta =0 therefore \alpha=-2\beta
…………….(1)
Now on putting value of \alpha we get,
{\lim\limits_{x\to 0} {\frac {\beta {(x^2-1)^{-1}}+\beta \cos x-\beta x \sin x}{3 x^2}=2}}
The limit is again in \frac {0}{0} form therefore, again Applying L’Hopital’s Rule, we get
{\lim\limits_{x\to 0} {\frac {\beta {(-2x (x^2-1)^{-2}}- \sin x- \sin x-x \cos x)}{6 x}=2}}