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1 1 ( x [ x ] ) d x \int _{ -1 }^{ 1 }{ \left( x-\left[ x \right] \right) } dx where [ . ] \left[ . \right] means greatest integral part of x.


The answer is 1.

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Caleb Townsend
Feb 25, 2015

The function f ( x ) = x [ x ] f(x) = x - [x] is a periodic function. In fact, f ( x ) = x m o d 1 , f(x) = x\mod1, and its period is 1. 1.

Considering only the first period 0 x < 1 , 0 \leq x < 1, since x x is less than the modulus, f ( x ) = x . f(x) = x. The integral in this period is therefore 0 1 f ( x ) = 1 2 2 = 0.5 \int_0^1 f(x) = \frac{1^2}{2} = 0.5 Since it is a periodic function, the integral will be the same in every period. We are finding the integral in 2 2 periods, so the answer is 2 × 0.5 = 1 2\times0.5=\boxed{1}

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