A partial ceiling?

If x x is an irrational number , what is the value of { x } \left \lceil \left \{ x \right \} \right \rceil ?

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The answer is 1.

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3 solutions

Ashish Menon
May 18, 2016

Relevant wiki: Fractional Part Function

The range of { x } \{x\} is always 0 { x } < 1 0 \leq \{x\} < 1 . However it is 0 only for an integer. Since integers are not irrational, the co-domain of { x } \{x\} does not include 0 in this case. So, { x } \left \lceil \{x\} \right \rceil is always 1 \boxed{1} .

Geoff Pilling
May 16, 2016

Relevant wiki: Fractional Part Function

For an irrational number x x , 0 < { x } < 1 0< \{x\}<1 , so { x } = 1 \left \lceil \left \{ x \right \} \right \rceil = \boxed1

Yep. That's how I did it.

Don Weingarten - 2 years, 4 months ago

The range is always 0 { x } < 1 0 \le \{x\}<1 and x = x + 1 \lceil x \rceil=\lfloor x \rfloor+1 so { x } = 1 \lceil \{x\} \rceil=\boxed{\large{1}}

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