To solve this limit using L'Hôpital's rule and Taylor series expansion, let us analyze the problem and proceed step by step.

Problem:

We are tasked with evaluating the following limit: $\lim_{x \to 3} \frac{\cos x \ln(x - 3)}{\ln(e^x - e^3)}$

We will:

1. Use L'Hôpital's Rule.
2. Use Taylor series expansions, possibly after a substitution to simplify the expressions.

1. Using L'Hôpital's Rule:

First, analyze the behavior of the numerator and denominator as $x \to 3$:

• Numerator: $\cos x \ln(x - 3) \to \cos 3 \cdot \ln 0 \to \cos 3 \cdot (-\infty)$. However, $\ln(x - 3) \to -\infty$ dominates here.
• Denominator: $\ln(e^x - e^3) \to \ln 0 \to -\infty$.

So, the limit is of the indeterminate form $\frac{-\infty}{-\infty}$. We can apply L'Hôpital's Rule.

Step 1: Differentiate numerator and denominator.

Let: $f(x) = \cos x \ln(x - 3), \quad g(x) = \ln(e^x - e^3).$

Numerator: Using the product rule, $f'(x) = -\sin x \ln(x - 3) + \frac{\cos x}{x - 3}.$

Denominator: Using the chain rule, $g'(x) = \frac{d}{dx} \ln(e^x - e^3) = \frac{e^x}{e^x - e^3}.$

Step 2: Rewrite the limit:

$\lim_{x \to 3} \frac{f(x)}{g(x)} = \lim_{x \to 3} \frac{-\sin x \ln(x - 3) + \frac{\cos x}{x - 3}}{\frac{e^x}{e^x - e^3}}.$

Substitute $x = 3$ into the new expression to check if further differentiation is needed.

1. Evaluate each term to simplify further.

2. Using Taylor Series Expansion:

Using Taylor series, we need to simplify the expressions $\ln(x - 3)$ and $\ln(e^x - e^3)$. For this purpose, we can make the substitution $t = x - 3$, which transforms the limit to $t \to 0$.

Step 1: Substitution $t = x - 3$, so $x = t + 3$:

Rewriting the terms:

• $\ln(x - 3) = \ln t$,
• $\cos x = \cos(t + 3) \approx \cos 3 - \sin 3 \cdot t + \frac{-\cos 3 \cdot t^2}{2}$ (Taylor expansion around $t = 0$),
• $\ln(e^x - e^3) = \ln(e^{t + 3} - e^3) = \ln(e^3(e^t - 1)) = \ln e^3 + \ln(e^t - 1)$.

Simplify $\ln(e^t - 1)$ using its Taylor expansion around $t = 0$: $\ln(e^t - 1) \approx \ln(t + \frac{t^2}{2} + \dots) \approx \ln t.$

Step 2: Rewrite the limit:

After substitution and simplifications, the Taylor expansions help resolve the behavior of the numerator and denominator.

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