Is there any way to evaluate
$$\lim_{x\to0} \frac{x \cos x - \sin x}{x^2}$$
without using L'Hopital's Rule? I was trying to use some of the standard trig limits (e.g. $\lim_{x\to 0} \frac{\sin x}{x} = 1)$, etc. but couldn't figure it out.
Thank you.
Answer
Adding and subtracting $x$ in nummerator we can split the expression under limit as $$\frac{\cos x-1} {x} +\frac{x-\sin x} {x^2}$$ The first expression tends to $0$ because $(1-\cos x) /x^2\to 1/2$ and the second expression also tends to $0$ as shown below.
Since the second expression is an odd function it is sufficient to prove that the expression tends to $0$ as $x\to 0^{+}$. Next note the famous inequality $$\sin x
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