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CSS Pure Mathematics QUESTION #1289
Question 1
The limit \(\lim_{x\to0}\left(\dfrac{1}{\sin x}-\dfrac{1}{x}\right)\) equals:
  • 1
  • \(\infty\)
  • \(-1\)
Correct Answer Explanation
Combine fractions: \(\dfrac{x-\sin x}{x\sin x}\). As \(x\to0\), numerator \(x-\sin x\approx\dfrac{x^3}{6}\) and denominator \(x\sin x\approx x\cdot x=x^2\). So the limit \(\approx\dfrac{x^3/6}{x^2}=\dfrac{x}{6}\to0\). L'Hรดpital or Taylor series confirms the limit is \(0\).