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Evaluate $\lim_{x \to 0+} \frac{x-\sin x}{(x \sin x)^{3/2}}$

This is an exercise after introducing L'Hopital's rule. I directly apply L'Hopital's rule three times and it becomes more and more complex. So I try to substitute $t=\sqrt x$ but there's a square root remained in the denominator $t^3 (sin(t^2))^{3/2}$,apply L'Hopital's rule three times or more I still can't solve it. So I think maybe I have to write $t=\sqrt{x \sin x}$ ,but I can't find a way to convert $x- \sin x$ to a function about $t$ .

Thanks in advance.

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$$\begin{align*} \lim_{x\to0^+}\frac{x-\sin x}{(x\sin x)^{3/2}}&=\lim_{x\to0^+}\left(\frac{x}{\sin x}\right)^{3/2}\frac{x-\sin x}{x^3}\\ &=\lim_{x\to0^+}\frac{x-\sin x}{x^3} \end{align*}$$

And apply L'Hopital's rule three times.

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    $\begingroup$ wow,this is nice! $\endgroup$ Mar 17, 2014 at 13:47
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By Taylor series we have $$\sin x\sim_0 x-\frac{x^3}{6}$$ hence $$\lim_{x \to 0+} \frac{x-\sin x}{(x \sin x)^{3/2}}=\lim_{x \to 0+}\frac{x^3/6}{(x^2)^{3/2}}=\frac16$$

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    $\begingroup$ Nice work, Sami! $\endgroup$
    – amWhy
    Mar 18, 2014 at 12:18

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