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calculus and analysis - Difficulty with computing a limit


I meet some difficulties when trying to compute this limit,


Limit[1/n*Integrate[1/(Cos[x]^2 + 4 Sin[2 x] + 4), {x, 0, Pi*n}],   n -> Infinity,Assumptions -> n \[Element] Integers]

The output is,


Limit::cas: Warning: Contradictory assumption(s) (n\[Element]Integers&&(Re[n]<=1/2||n\[NotElement]Reals))&&n>4096 encountered. >>

The limit is finite though.




Answer



Break it up:


int = Assuming[Element[n, Integers],
Integrate[1/(Cos[x]^2 + 4 Sin[2 x] + 4), {x, 0, Pi*n}]]
(* (n*Pi)/2 *)

now


Limit[1/n*int, n -> Infinity]
(* Pi/2 *)


You do not even need limit.


(1/n)*int

(* Pi/2 *)

To do it as you did, you need to put the Assuming first, so it covers the integral part, like this


Assuming[Element[n, Integers], 
Limit[1/n*Integrate[1/(Cos[x]^2 + 4 Sin[2 x] + 4), {x, 0, Pi*n}],n -> Infinity]]

(* Pi/2 *)


What you had is this:


Limit[1/n*Integrate[1/(Cos[x]^2 + 4 Sin[2 x] + 4), {x, 0, Pi*n}],   
n -> Infinity,Assumptions -> n \[Element] Integers]

So, the Integrate part never knew that n was an integer ! This is important. Since without this information, integrate will generate an answer this like this:


int = Integrate[1/(Cos[x]^2 + 4 Sin[2 x] + 4), {x, 0, Pi*n}]
(* 1/2 (-ArcTan[2] + ArcTan[2 (1 + Tan[n Pi])]) *)

Assuming[Element[n, Integers], Limit[1/n*int, n -> Infinity]]

(* 0 *)

Compare the result on Integrate when it sees the assumption on n being integer:


Assuming[Element[n, Integers], Integrate[1/(Cos[x]^2 + 4 Sin[2 x] + 4), {x, 0, Pi*n}]]
(* (n Pi)/2 *)

big difference


1/2 (-ArcTan[2] + ArcTan[2 (1 + Tan[n Pi])])  

vs



(n Pi)/2

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