Worked solution
Repeat the defining interval without losing endpoints
It is given that and for all real . (i) Find , and . (ii) Sketch for .
CJC · Functions · Example 12
(i) Find the three values
Answer
, , .
. Reduce 8 to 4, which belongs to the defining interval : . Reduce 29 by 28 to 1: . Multiples of 4 reduce to 4, not to an undefined base input 0.
(ii) Sketch on the requested interval
Answer
Join open, , , , , and closed by straight segments.
Translate the defining two line segments by integer multiples of 4 and clip to . The first endpoint is excluded by the requested sketch interval; the last is included. All interior peaks and troughs are included. Although the base rule excludes 0, the periodic extension defines . Follow the source remark: label endpoint coordinates and each point where the segments meet.
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