[Math] How to find out the period of fractional part of x

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I came across this solved example in a book, it says –
Find the period of the function : $f(x)=\sin(4\pi x)+\{3x\}$, where $\{x\}$ denotes the fractional part of $x$.

Now I know that if $f(x)$ is periodic with period $T$, then $f(ax+b)$ is periodic with period $\dfrac{T}{|a|}$.

So, period of $\sin(4\pi x)$ is $\dfrac{2 \pi}{4 \pi} = \dfrac{1}{2}$.

The book says the period of $\{3x\} = 1/3$. Please explain it to me how to find out the period of a fractional part ?

Best Answer

From the graph of {x}, you can imply that the period is 1. So applying the formula for finding period, we get period = T/|a| =1/(co-efficient of x) = 1/3

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