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JEE Advanced 2010 · Integrals

For any real number xx, let [x][x] denote the largest integer less than or equal to xx. Let ff be a real valued function defined on the interval [−10,10][-10,10] by f(x)={x−[x]if [x] is odd,1+[x]−xif [x] is evenf(x)=\begin{cases} x-[x] & \text{if } [x] \text{ is odd,}\\ 1+[x]-x & \text{if } [x] \text{ is even} \end{cases} Then the value of π210∫−1010f(x)cos⁡πx dx\frac{\pi^{2}}{10}\int_{-10}^{10} f(x)\cos \pi x\,dx is

Answer: 44

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f(x)=x−[x] if [x] odd;1+[x]−x if [x] evenf(x)=x-[x] \text{ if } [x] \text{ odd};\quad 1+[x]-x \text{ if } [x] \text{ even}

x∈[−10,10]x \in [-10,10]

Find π210∫−1010f(x)cos⁡πx dx\text{Find } \dfrac{\pi^{2}}{10}\int_{-10}^{10} f(x)\cos\pi x\,dx

f has period 2; f and cos⁡πx are evenf \text{ has period } 2;\ f \text{ and } \cos\pi x \text{ are even}

Reduce ∫−1010 down to ∫02\text{Reduce } \int_{-10}^{10} \text{ down to } \int_{0}^{2}

[0,2): f(x)=∣x−1∣[0,2):\ f(x)=|x-1|

f has period 2,f(−x)=f(x)f \text{ has period } 2,\qquad f(-x)=f(x)

f(x)cos⁡πx is evenf(x)\cos\pi x \text{ is even}

∫−1010fcos⁡πx dx=2∫010fcos⁡πx dx\int_{-10}^{10} f\cos\pi x\,dx = 2\int_{0}^{10} f\cos\pi x\,dx

f(x)cos⁡πx has period 2f(x)\cos\pi x \text{ has period } 2

∫010fcos⁡πx dx=5∫02fcos⁡πx dx\int_{0}^{10} f\cos\pi x\,dx = 5\int_{0}^{2} f\cos\pi x\,dx

∫01(1−x)cos⁡πx dx=0−(−2π2)=2π2\int_{0}^{1}(1-x)\cos\pi x\,dx = 0-\left(-\dfrac{2}{\pi^{2}}\right)=\dfrac{2}{\pi^{2}}

∫12(x−1)cos⁡πx dx=2π2\int_{1}^{2}(x-1)\cos\pi x\,dx = \dfrac{2}{\pi^{2}}

∫02fcos⁡πx dx=4π2\int_{0}^{2} f\cos\pi x\,dx = \dfrac{4}{\pi^{2}}

∫−1010fcos⁡πx dx=2⋅5⋅4π2=40π2\int_{-10}^{10} f\cos\pi x\,dx = 2\cdot5\cdot\dfrac{4}{\pi^{2}} = \dfrac{40}{\pi^{2}}

π210⋅40π2=4\dfrac{\pi^{2}}{10}\cdot\dfrac{40}{\pi^{2}} = 4

Answer: 4\boxed{\text{Answer: } 4}

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