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JEE Main 2 April 2017 (offline), Maths Q70

Question 70 of 90 in this shift, Maths question 10 of 30.

\lim_{x\to\frac{\pi}{2}}\frac{\cot x-\cos x}{(\pi-2x)^3}

equals :

(1) $\frac{1}{16}$ Official answer
(2) $\frac{1}{8}$
(3) $\frac{1}{4}$
(4) $\frac{1}{24}$

Official answer

Option 1

CBSE answer key (25/04/2017, used for result).

Chapter: Limits and Derivatives
Topic: L'Hopital's Rule
Idea tested: Repeated L'Hopital Application

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