If $$f(x)=\left|\begin{array}{ccc}\cos x & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 2 \cos x & 3 \\ 0 & 1 & 2 \cos x\end{array}\right|$$, then $$\lim _\limits{x \rightarrow \pi} f(x)$$ is equal to

At $$x=1$$, the function

$$f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{cc} x^3-1, & 1< x < \infty \\ x-1, & -\infty< x \leq 1 \end{array}\right. \text { is }$$