Find $\displaystyle \lim \limits_{x\rightarrow0} \sum \limits_{k=1}^{2013}\frac{\{x/\tan x+2k\}}{2013}$ where {$x$} denotes fractional part of $x$

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$\displaystyle \lim \limits_{x\rightarrow0} \sum \limits_{k=1}^{2013}\frac{\{x/\tan x+2k\}}{2013}$

RHL: Let $x=a+h, h>0$ and $a=0$

$\displaystyle \lim \limits_{h\rightarrow0} \sum \limits_{k=1}^{2013}\frac{\{h/\tan h+2k\}}{2013}=\lim \limits_{h\rightarrow0} \sum \limits_{k=1}^{2013}\frac{\{1+2k\}}{2013}$ which will always be zero since $k$ is an integer.

LHL: Let $x=a-h, h>0$ and $a=0$

$\displaystyle \lim \limits_{h\rightarrow0} \sum \limits_{k=1}^{2013}\frac{\{-h/\tan (-h)+2k\}}{2013}=\lim \limits_{h\rightarrow0} \sum \limits_{k=1}^{2013}\frac{\{-h/-\tan (h)+2k\}}{2013}=\lim \limits_{h\rightarrow0} \sum \limits_{k=1}^{2013}\frac{\{1+2k\}}{2013}$ which will always be zero since $k$ is an integer.

So the limit should be zero, but my answer is wrong. Where am I going wrong?

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$$\displaystyle \lim \limits_{x\rightarrow0} \sum \limits_{k=1}^{2013}\frac{\{x/\tan x+2k\}}{2013}=\displaystyle \lim \limits_{x\rightarrow0} \sum \limits_{k=1}^{2013}\frac{x/\tan x+2k}{2013}-\displaystyle \lim \limits_{x\rightarrow0} \sum \limits_{k=1}^{2013}\frac{[x/\tan x+2k]}{2013}$$

$$S_1=\lim \limits_{x\rightarrow0}\frac{x}{\tan x}+2014$$

$$S_2=\displaystyle\sum \limits_{k=1}^{2013}\frac{2k}{2013}=2014\;\;\;(*)$$

The difference yields the result.


where

1)$[.]$ denotes the GIF function

2) $(*)$ follows since $2k$ is a, positive integer and $\lim_{x\rightarrow0}\frac{x}{\tan x}=1^-$