[Math] Calculating the limit: $\lim \limits_{x \to 0}$ $\frac{\ln(\frac{\sin x}{x})}{x^2}. $

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How do I calculate $$\lim \limits_{x \to 0} \dfrac{\ln\left(\dfrac{\sin x}{x}\right)}{x^2}\text{?}$$

I thought about using L'Hôpital's rule, applying on "$\frac00$," but then I thought about $\frac{\sin x}{x}$ which is inside the $\ln$: it's not constant as $x$ goes to $0$, then I thought that maybe this what caused that my calculating of the limit wasn't true.

Can someone clarify how we calculate the limit here?

Note: I'd like to see a solution using L'Hôpital's rule.

Best Answer

We want$$ L = \lim_{x\to 0} \frac{\ln(\frac{\sin x}{x})}{x^2} $$ Since the top approaches $\ln(1) = 0$ and the bottom also approaches $0$, we may use L'Hopital:

$$ L = \lim_{x\to 0}{\frac{(\frac{x}{\sin x})(\frac{x \cos x - \sin x}{x^2})}{2x}} = \lim_{x\to 0}\frac{x \cos x - \sin x}{2x^2\sin x} $$ Again the top and bottom both approach $0$, so again we may use L'Hopital.

$$ L = \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\cos x - x \sin x - \cos x}{4x \sin x + 2x^2 \cos x} = \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{-\sin x}{4 \sin x + 2x \cos x} $$

Again the top and bottom both approach $0$, so we may use L'Hopital for a third time:

$$ L = \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{-\cos x}{4 \cos x + 2\cos x - 2x\sin x} = -\frac{1}{6}. $$

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