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Simplify the expression \(((2x) ( 1)/((2x)) - 1 )x3\) for the limit as x approaches 0, showing the intermediate step \(((2x) (1 - (2x)))/(x3 (2x))\).

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To go from the first expression to the second, we simplify the term inside the parenthesis in the numerator.

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  1. Focus on the expression inside the parenthesis

    (1cos⁡(2x)−1)\left( \frac{1}{\cos(2x)} - 1 \right)
  2. To subtract 1 from 1cos⁡(2x)\frac{1}{\cos(2x)}, we need a common denominator.

    We can rewrite 1 as cos⁡(2x)cos⁡(2x)\frac{\cos(2x)}{\cos(2x)}.

    1cos⁡(2x)−cos⁡(2x)cos⁡(2x)\frac{1}{\cos(2x)} - \frac{\cos(2x)}{\cos(2x)}
  3. Now that they have a common denominator, we can combine the numerators

    1−cos⁡(2x)cos⁡(2x)\frac{1 - \cos(2x)}{\cos(2x)}
  4. Substitute this simplified expression back into the limit.

    The original expression was:

    lim⁡x→0sin⁡(2x)(1cos⁡(2x)−1)x3\lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\sin(2x) \left( \frac{1}{\cos(2x)} - 1 \right)}{x^3}

    Replacing the parenthesis with the simplified form:

    lim⁡x→0sin⁡(2x)(1−cos⁡(2x)cos⁡(2x))x3\lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\sin(2x) \left( \frac{1 - \cos(2x)}{\cos(2x)} \right)}{x^3}
  5. Multiply the terms in the numerator.

    The cos⁡(2x)\cos(2x) from the simplified parenthesis term moves to the denominator of the entire fraction:

    lim⁡x→0sin⁡(2x)(1−cos⁡(2x))x3cos⁡(2x)\lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\sin(2x) (1 - \cos(2x))}{x^3 \cos(2x)}

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