integration floor

Calculus Level 3

5 100 ( x x d x = ? \large \int_{-5}^{100} (x - \lfloor x \rfloor \ dx = \ ?

Notation: \lfloor \cdot \rfloor denotes the floor function .


The answer is 52.5.

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I = 5 100 ( x x d x = 5 100 { x } d x where { } denotes the fractional part function. = 105 0 1 x d x See note = 105 [ x 2 2 ] 0 1 = 105 2 = 52.5 \begin{aligned} I & = \int_{-5}^{100} (x - \lfloor x \rfloor \ dx \\ & = \int_{-5}^{100} \{ x \} \ dx & \small \blue{\text{where } \{\cdot \} \text{ denotes the fractional part function.}} \\ & = 105 \int_0^1 x \ dx & \small \blue{\text{See note}} \\ & = 105 \left[\frac {x^2}2\right]_0^1 \\ & = \frac {105}2 = \boxed{52.5} \end{aligned}


Note: In graph the fractional part function of x x appears as below. Therefore its integral is the area under the slanting lines y = x y=x where x [ 0 , 1 ) x \in [0, 1) .

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