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QUESTION #6955
Question 1
Let $[x]$ denote the greatest integer $\leq x$. Find: $\displaystyle\lim_{x\to0}\dfrac{\tan(\pi\sin^2 x)+(|x|-\sin(x[x]))^2}{x^2}$
Correct Answer Explanation
Split into right and left limits.
Right limit ($x\to0^+$): $[x]=0$, so $\sin(x[x])=0$, $|x|=x$.
$\dfrac{\tan(\pi\sin^2x)+x^2}{x^2}$. Using $\tan(\pi\sin^2x)\approx\pi\sin^2x\approx\pi x^2$:
$=\pi+1$
Left limit ($x\to0^-$): $[x]=-1$, $\sin(x[x])=\sin(-x)=-\sin x$, $|x|=-x$.
$=\dfrac{\tan(\pi\sin^2x)+(-x-(-\sin x))^2}{x^2}=\dfrac{\pi x^2+(\sin x-x)^2}{x^2}\to\pi+0=\pi$
Left $\neq$ Right, so the limit does not exist.
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