I'm in trouble with Taylor series..... how can I solve limits without Bernoulli-de L'Hôpital method?? For example, $$\lim_{x \to +\infty} \frac{x-\sin{x}}{2x+\sin{x}}.$$ The answer, if I'm not wrong is $\frac{1}{2}$... How, can I show that? Thanks.
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Please... Give me a step by step solution.. – Hakoona Matata Nov 29 '14 at 09:42
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1If you just don't want to use L'Hospital, divide by $x$ numerator and denominator. – jinawee Nov 29 '14 at 09:44
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You might want to upvote and/or accept some of the answers given to thank them for their effort. – jinawee Nov 30 '14 at 08:23
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$$\lim_{x \to +\infty} \frac{x-\sin{x}}{2x+\sin{x}}=\lim_{x \to +\infty} \frac{\frac xx-\frac {\sin{x}}{x}}{\frac {2x}{x}+\frac{\sin{x}}{x}}=\lim_{x \to +\infty} \frac{1-\frac {\sin{x}}{x}}{2+\frac{\sin{x}}{x}}$$
Now use $$-\frac{1}{x}\le\frac{\sin x}{x}\le\frac{1}{x}$$
Use sandwich theorem to show $$\lim_{x\to \infty}\frac{\sin x}{x}=0$$
$\text{Game Over!}$

Aditya Hase
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Hint
Just rewrite $$\frac{x-\sin{x}}{2x+\sin{x}}=\frac{1-\frac{\sin{x}}{x}}{2+\frac{\sin{x}}{x}}$$ and take into account that $\sin(x)$ is bounded between $-1$ and $1$ and that $x$ is going to $\infty$.
I am sure that you can take from here.

Claude Leibovici
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@Integrator. I noticed that within 5 seconds, we gave the same ! Cheers :-) – Claude Leibovici Nov 29 '14 at 09:58