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Discuss the continuity of the function f(x), where f(x) = lim(n∞) (x/(1 + (2sinx)2n)).

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\(f(x) = \lim\limits_{n \to \infty} \frac{x}{1 + (2\,sin\,x)^{2n}}\)

\(=\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} \frac{x}{1 + (4\,sin^2\,x)^n}\,...(1)\)

If \(4\,sin^2x = 1\)

\(\Rightarrow sin^2x = \frac{1}{4}\)

\(\Rightarrow sin\, x = \pm \frac{1}{2}\) \(= sin \left(\pm \frac{\pi}{6}\right)\)

\(\Rightarrow x = n\pi \pm \frac{\pi}{6}\)

If \(4\,sin^2x = 1\) then \(\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} \frac{x}{1 + (4\,sin^2\,x)^n}\)

\(=\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} \frac{x}{1 + 1^n}\)

\(=\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} \frac{x}{1 + 1}\) \((\because 1^n = 1)\)

\(=\frac{x}{x + 1} = \frac{x}{2}\)

If \(0 \leq 4\,sin^2x < 1\) then \(\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} (4\,sin^2x)^n = 0.\)

and \(f(x) = \lim\limits_{n \to \infty} \frac{x}{1 + (4\,sin^2\,x)^n}\)

\(=\frac{x}{1 + 0} = x\)

Hence, \(f(x) = \begin{cases} x; & \quad 0 \leq 4\,sin^2x < 1\\ \frac{x}{2}; & \quad 4\sin^2x = 1 \end{cases}\)

\(= \begin{cases} x; & \quad x \neq n\pi\, \pm \frac{\pi}{6},\,n \in I\\ \frac{x}{2}; & \quad x = n \pi \pm \frac{\pi}{6}, n \in I \end{cases}\)

\(\therefore\) f(x) is discontinuous at x = \(n\,\pi\,\pm \frac{\pi}{6},n\in I.\)

(∵ x ≠ \(\frac{x}{2}\) except x = 0)

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