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Let $$f : R \to R$$ be defined as $$f(x) = \begin{cases} \frac{x^3}{(1-\cos 2x)^2} \log_e\left(\frac{1+2xe^{-2x}}{(1-xe^{-x})^2}\right), & x \neq 0 \\ \alpha, & x = 0 \end{cases}$$
If $$f$$ is continuous at $$x = 0$$, then $$\alpha$$ is equal to:
For continuity at $$x=0,$$ we require
$$\alpha=\lim_{x\to0}\frac{x^3}{(1-\cos2x)^2}\log_e\left(\frac{1+2xe^{-2x}}{(1-xe^{-x})^2}\right)$$
Using $$1-\cos2x=2\sin^2x,$$
we get $$(1-\cos2x)^2=4\sin^4x$$
Hence,
$$\alpha=\lim_{x\to0}\frac{x^3}{4\sin^4x}\log_e\left(\frac{1+2xe^{-2x}}{(1-xe^{-x})^2}\right)$$
Therefore,
$$\alpha=\frac14\lim_{x\to0}\left(\frac{x}{\sin x}\right)^4\frac1x\log_e\left(\frac{1+2xe^{-2x}}{(1-xe^{-x})^2}\right)$$
Since
$$\lim_{x\to0}\frac{\sin x}{x}=1,$$
we obtain
$$\alpha=\frac14\lim_{x\to0}\frac1x\log_e\left(\frac{1+2xe^{-2x}}{(1-xe^{-x})^2}\right)$$
Using logarithmic properties,
$$\log_e\left(\frac{1+2xe^{-2x}}{(1-xe^{-x})^2}\right)=\log_e(1+2xe^{-2x})-2\log_e(1-xe^{-x})$$
Now,
$$e^{-2x}=1-2x+O(x^2),\qquad e^{-x}=1-x+O(x^2)$$
Hence,
$$2xe^{-2x}=2x+O(x^2),\qquad xe^{-x}=x+O(x^2)$$
Using
$$\log(1+t)=t+O(t^2),$$
we get
$$\log_e(1+2xe^{-2x})=2x+O(x^2)$$
and
$$-2\log_e(1-xe^{-x})=2x+O(x^2)$$
Therefore,
$$\log_e\left(\frac{1+2xe^{-2x}}{(1-xe^{-x})^2}\right)=4x+O(x^2)$$
Thus,
$$\alpha=\frac14\lim_{x\to0}\frac{4x+O(x^2)}x$$
$$=\frac14\cdot4$$
$$=1$$
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