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Integrate a periodic piecewise function

f(x)=xexf(x)=xe^x for 0<x≤10<x\le1, and f(x)=e(2−x)f(x)=e(2-x) for 1<x≤21<x\le2. Also f(x)=f(x+2)f(x)=f(x+2) for all real xx.

(i) Sketch y=f(x)y=f(x) for −2<x≤4-2<x\le4.

(ii) Find ∫−13f(x) dx\displaystyle\int_{-1}^{3}f(x)\,dx exactly.

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CJC · Discussion · Question 4

An interval of length four contains two periods, even when it starts midway through a fundamental interval.

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