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Calculus Level 5

For any real number x, let [ x ] [x] denote the largest integer less than or equal to x x let f f be a real valued function defined on the interval [ 10 , 10 ] [-10,10] by

f ( x ) = x [ x ] , if f [ x ] is odd f ( x ) = 1 + [ x ] x , if f [ x ] is even \begin{aligned} f(x) &=& x - [x], \text { if } f[x] \text{ is odd} \\ f(x) &=& 1 + [x] - x, \text { if } f[x] \text{ is even} \\ \end{aligned}

Then find the value of π 2 10 10 10 [ f ( x ) cos ( π x ) ] d x \displaystyle \frac {\pi^2}{10} \int_{-10}^{10} \bigg [ f(x) \cos(\pi x) \bigg ] \ dx is?


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@Calvin Lin and @Eilon Lavi here is the solution,

f ( x ) = x [ x ] , if f [ x ] is odd f ( x ) = 1 + [ x ] x , if f [ x ] is even \begin{aligned} f(x) &=& x - [x], \text { if } f[x] \text{ is odd} \\ f(x) &=& 1 + [x] - x, \text { if } f[x] \text{ is even} \\ \end{aligned}

f ( x ) = { x 1 , 1 x < 2 1 x , 0 x < 1 } \Rightarrow f\left( x \right) =\left\{ \begin{matrix} x-1,\quad \quad 1\le x<2 \\ 1-x,\quad \quad 0\le x<1 \end{matrix} \right\}

f ( x ) i s p e r i o d i c w i t h p e r i o d 2 f(x) \ is \ periodic \ with \ period \ 2

I = 10 10 f ( x ) . c o s π x d x \therefore \quad I=\int _{ -10 }^{ 10 }{ f(x).cos\quad \pi x\quad dx }

I = 2 0 10 f ( x ) . c o s π x d x = 2 × 5 0 2 f ( x ) . c o s π x d x I=2\int _{ 0 }^{ 10 }{ f(x).cos\quad \pi x } \quad dx\quad =\quad 2\times 5\int _{ 0 }^{ 2 }{ f(x).cos\quad \pi x\quad } dx

= 10 [ 0 1 ( 1 x ) . c o s π x d x + 1 2 ( x 1 ) . c o s π x d x ] = 10 ( I 1 + I 2 ) =10\left[ \int _{ 0 }^{ 1 }{ (1-x).cos\quad \pi x } dx \ + \ \int _{ 1 }^{ 2 }{ (x-1).cos\quad \pi x } dx \right] =10({ I }_{ 1 }{ +I }_{ 2 })

N o w , I 2 = 1 2 ( x 1 ) c o s π x d x p u t x 1 = t Now,{ \quad I }_{ 2 }=\int _{ 1 }^{ 2 }{ (x-1)cos\quad \pi x\quad dx } \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad put\quad x-1=t

I 2 = 0 1 t . c o s π t d t = 0 1 x . c o s π x d x { I }_{ 2 }=-\int _{ 0 }^{ 1 }{ t.cos\quad \pi t\quad dt } =-\int _{ 0 }^{ 1 }{ x.cos\quad \pi x\quad dx }

A l s o , I 1 = 0 1 ( 1 x ) c o s π x d x = 0 1 x . c o s π x d x Also,{ \quad I }_{ 1 }=\int _{ 0 }^{ 1 }{ (1-x)cos\quad \pi x\quad dx } =-\int _{ 0 }^{ 1 }{ x.cos\quad \pi x\quad dx }

I = 10 [ 2 0 1 x . c o s π x d x ] \Rightarrow I=10 \left[ -2\int _{ 0 }^{ 1 }{ x.cos\quad \pi x\quad dx } \right]

I = 20 [ x s i n π x π + c o s π x π 2 ] 0 1 I=-20{ \left[ x\frac { sin\quad \pi x }{ \pi } +\frac { cos\quad \pi x }{ { \pi }^{ 2 } } \right] }_{ 0 }^{ 1 }

I = 20 [ 1 π 2 1 π 2 ] I=-20{ \left[ -\frac { 1 }{ { \pi }^{ 2 } } -\frac { 1 }{ { \pi }^{ 2 } } \right] }

π 2 10 I = 4 \Rightarrow { \frac { { \pi }^{ 2 } }{ 10 } I\quad =\quad \boxed{4} }

Thanks for the solution!

Can you check the definition of f ( x ) f(x) ? On the conditionals, I think you want just [ x ] [x] instead of f [ x ] f[x] right?

Note that when calculating I 2 I_2 , after you defined t = x 1 t = x- 1 , you did not change the limits of integration. It should be 0 1 \int_0 ^1 instead of 1 2 \int_1 ^2 .

Calvin Lin Staff - 6 years, 1 month ago

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yeah the intervals was a typing error, and the definition is correct after you made the correction. Now, I guess there is no more correction needed.

Harshvardhan Mehta - 6 years, 1 month ago

This is a previous year JEE problem . A good one . :)

Keshav Tiwari - 6 years, 1 month ago

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