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Question

Evaluate `lim_(x -> pi/2) (secx - tanx)`

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Solution

Put `y = pi/2 - x`.

Then y → 0 as x → `pi/2`.

Thereofre `lim_(x -> pi/2) (secx - tanx)`

= `lim_(y -> 0) [sec(pi/2 - y) - tan(pi/2 - y)]`

= `lim_(y -> 0) 1/siny = cosy/siny`

= `lim_(y -> 0) (1 - cosy)/siny`

= `lim_(y -> 0) (2sin^2  y/2)/(2sin  y/2 cos  y/2)`

Since, `sin^2  y/2 = (1 - cosy)/2`

sin y = `2sin  y/2 cos  y/2`

= `lim_(y/2 _> 0) tan  y/2` = 0

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