I need Help evaluating the limit of lim
I already know that L = 1, but I need help showing it.
The best idea I could come up with was to take the series representation of cosine.
\lim_{j,n \to \infty} \left| 1 - \left( \frac{\pi}{4(n-1)} \right)^2 \frac{1}{2!} + ....+ \frac{(-1)^j}{(2j)!}\left( \frac{\pi}{4(n-1)} \right)^{2j} \right|^{2n-1} = L
All lower order terms go to zero leaving:
\lim_{j,n \to \infty} \left|\frac{1}{(2j)!}\left( \frac{\pi}{4(n-1)} \right)^{2j} \right|^{2n-1} = L
But this doesn't really seem like I am any closer. How do I proceed? Obviously L'Hospitals rule will occur eventually. Hints?
Answer
Put L = \lim_{n \to \infty} \left| \cos \left( \frac{\pi}{4(n-1)} \right) \right|^{2n-1}
Then \log(L) = \lim_{n \to \infty} (2n-1)\log\left( \cos \left( \frac{\pi}{4(n-1)} \right) \right).
This is an 0\cdot \infty indeterminate form. Put the 2n -1 in the denominator and invoke L'hospital.
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