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Be careful. ⌊ x ⌋ + ⌊ 6 4 − x ⌋ = ⌊ x ⌋ + 6 3 − ⌊ x ⌋ = 6 3 .
You should account for the cases where the equality is not true, and explain why it doesn't affect the calculation.
@Calvin Lin , This inequality doesn't holds for x ∈ Z .Integer is just a finite point in an interval. So, neglecting it will not affect the area.
How does the floor function change 64 to 63 ?
I hope my handwriting isn't too much of a burden, perhaps I'll rewrite this solution in LaTeX tomorrow after school :)
Simple standard approach.
It is clear that ∫ n − 1 n ⌊ x ⌋ d x = n − 1 and then, by induction, it is easy to prove that ∫ 0 n ⌊ x ⌋ d x = 2 ( n − 1 ) n .
To be more accurate, it holds for n being an integer.
The integrand is a step function consisting of bars with unit width and heights
0 , 1 , 2 … , 6 2 , 6 3
Interpreting the definite integral as the 'area under the curve' gives the answer
0 + 1 + 2 + ⋯ + 6 2 + 6 3 = 2 6 3 × 6 4 = 2 0 1 6
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I = ∫ 0 6 4 ⌊ x ⌋ dx I = ∫ 0 6 4 ⌊ 6 4 − x ⌋ dx 2 I = ∫ 0 6 4 ( ⌊ x ⌋ + ⌊ 6 4 − x ⌋ ) dx 2 I = ∫ 0 6 4 ( ⌊ x ⌋ + 6 3 − ⌊ x ⌋ ) dx 2 I = 6 4 × 6 3 I = 2 0 1 6