How to evaluate $\lim\limits_{x\to 0}\frac{1-\cos 7x}{3x^2}$? 
Evaluate $$\lim\limits_{x\to 0}\frac{1-\cos 7x}{3x^2}.$$

I solved the problem with the Taylor series expansion of $\cos x$. Here is my solution:
$\lim\limits_{x\to 0}\frac{1-\cos 7x}{3x^2}\\ =\lim\limits_{x\to 0}\frac{1-\{1-\frac{(7x)^2}{2!}+\frac{(7x)^4}{4!}-\frac{(7x)^6}{6!}+\dots\}}{3x^2}\\ =\lim\limits_{x\to 0}\frac{x^2(\frac{7^2}{2!}-\frac{7^4x^2}{4!}+\frac{7^6x^4}{6!}-\dots)}{3x^2}\\ =\lim\limits_{x\to 0}\frac{1}{3}(\frac{7^2}{2!}-\frac{7^4x^2}{4!}+\frac{7^6x^4}{6!}-\dots)\\ =\frac {49}{6}$
Can this be solved without using the Taylor series?

Use l'hopital. The derivative of the numerator is $(1-\cos 7x)'=7\sin 7x$ and of the denominator $(3x^2)=6x$. We get
$$\lim_{x\to0}\frac{7\sin(7x)}{6x}=\lim_{x/7\to0}\frac{7\sin(x)}{6(x/7)}=\lim_{x\to0}\frac{49\sin(x)}{6x}=\frac{49}{6}.$$
In the second step we used the substitution $x\mapsto x/7$, see here why it's justified.
