document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1199882>Question 1199882</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Consider the greatest-integer function below, evaluate f(pi). <BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x)=[x/2]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The greatest-integer function is also known as the floor function.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw a vertical number line. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plot the two values 3.4 and 5.7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The 3.4 rounds down to 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 5.7 rounds down to 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We go down to the nearest floor, aka integer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can think of it like an elevator in a skyscraper. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Further Reading:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now to the problem at hand\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x) = [x/2]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(pi) = [pi/2]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(pi) = [1.5707963267949]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(pi) = 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: <font color=red size=4>1</font><BR>\n" );
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