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Let $$[t]$$ denote the greatest integer $$\le t$$ and $$\lim_{x \to 0} x\left[\frac{4}{x}\right] = A$$. Then the function, $$f(x) = [x^2]\sin(\pi x)$$ is discontinuous, when $$x$$ is equal to:
First we evaluate the constant $$A$$ that appears in the statement. The limit to be found is
$$A=\lim_{x\to 0}\;x\left[\frac{4}{x}\right].$$
To recognise how the greatest-integer (floor) function behaves, recall the identity
$$t=\,[t]+\{t\},\quad\text{where }0\le\{t\}<1.$$
Applying this to $$t=\dfrac4x$$ gives
$$\left[\dfrac4x\right]=\dfrac4x-\left\{\dfrac4x\right\}.$$
Hence
$$x\left[\dfrac4x\right]=x\left(\dfrac4x-\left\{\dfrac4x\right\}\right)=4-x\left\{\dfrac4x\right\}.$$
The fractional part $$\displaystyle\left\{\dfrac4x\right\}$$ is always bounded between $$0$$ and $$1$$, so that the product $$x\left\{\dfrac4x\right\}$$ is squeezed between $$-\,|x|$$ and $$|x|$$. Therefore
$$\lim_{x\to 0}x\left\{\dfrac4x\right\}=0,$$
and we immediately get
$$\lim_{x\to 0}x\left[\dfrac4x\right]=\lim_{x\to 0}\left(4-x\left\{\dfrac4x\right\}\right)=4-0=4.$$
So we have established
$$A=4.$$
Now we turn to the function whose points of discontinuity are to be located:
$$f(x)=\,[x^{2}]\,\sin(\pi x).$$
The greatest-integer function $$[x^{2}]$$ can change its value only when $$x^{2}$$ itself passes through an integer. Hence potential trouble points satisfy
$$x^{2}=n,\quad n\in\{0,1,2,3,\dots\}\quad\Longrightarrow\quad x=\pm\sqrt n.$$
At such points $$[x^{2}]$$ has a jump. However, the overall product may still be continuous if the factor $$\sin(\pi x)$$ happens simultaneously to be zero, because
$$\sin(\pi x)=0\quad\Longleftrightarrow\quad x\in\mathbb Z.$$
Putting the two observations together:
Thus the function is discontinuous precisely at all non-integral square roots of natural numbers.
With $$A=4$$ already found, the option list yields
$$\sqrt{A+1}=\sqrt5,\qquad \sqrt{A+5}=\sqrt9=3,\qquad \sqrt{A+21}=\sqrt{25}=5,\qquad \sqrt A=\sqrt4=2.$$
Among these, $$\sqrt5$$ is not an integer, so it satisfies the discontinuity condition, whereas $$2,3,5$$ are integers and correspond to points where $$f(x)$$ remains continuous.
Hence, the correct answer is Option A.
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