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Prove that a periodic function, continuous on the entire number line and not identically constant, has a smallest positive period. Give an example of a periodic function, defined on the entire number line and not identically constant, that has no smallest positive period.

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Let ff and gg be continuous functions, periodic with period TT, and lim⁡x→∞(f(x)−g(x))=0\lim_{x \rightarrow \infty }(f(x)-g(x)) = 0. Prove that f=gf = g.

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A continuous function ff has two incommensurable periods, T1T_{1} and T2T_{2} (i.e., T1/T2T_{1} / T_{2} is an irrational number). Prove that f=f = const.

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Construct functions ff and gg, continuous on R\mathbb {R}, such that for any T>0T > 0 the functions f(x+T)f(x+T) and g(x)g(x) are different, but for every ε>0\varepsilon > 0 there is Tε>0T_{\varepsilon } > 0 such that for any x∈Rx \in \mathbb {R} the inequality holds

∣f(x+Tε)−g(x)∣<ε \left|f\left(x+T_{\varepsilon }\right)-g(x)\right| < \varepsilon
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The function ff is continuous and periodic with period TT. Prove that there is a point x0x_{0} such that

f(x0+T/2)=f(x0) f\left(x_{0}+T / 2\right) = f\left(x_{0}\right)
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Prove that the function y=x−E[x],x∈Ry = x-\mathbb {E}\left[x\right], x \in \mathbb {R}, is periodic, and find its smallest positive period.

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Prove that the Dirichlet function

D(x)={1, if x is rational 0, if x is irrational  D(x) = \begin{cases} 1, & \text{ if } x \text{ is rational } \\ 0, & \text{ if } x \text{ is irrational } \end{cases}

is periodic, and that every nonzero rational number is a period of it, while no irrational number is a period.

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Find the smallest positive period of the function:

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(1)

y=sin⁡3xy = \sin 3 x

(2)

y=6cos⁡(3πx/4)y = 6 \cos (3 \pi x / 4)

(3)

y=tg⁡(3x+5)y = \operatorname {tg}(3 x+5)

(4)

y=sin⁡2(x−1)y = \sin^{2}(x-1)

(5)

y=∣tg⁡x+ctg⁡2x∣y = \left|\operatorname {tg} x+\operatorname {ctg} 2 x\right|

(6)

y=sin⁡x+cos⁡2xy = \sin x+\cos 2 x

(7)

y=cos⁡2xcos⁡6xy = \cos 2 x \cos 6 x.

Prove that the function is not periodic:

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(1)

y=sin⁡∣x∣y = \sin \left|x\right|

(2)

y=cos⁡(1/x)y = \cos (1 / x);

(3)

y=cos⁡xcos⁡3xy = \cos x \cos \sqrt{3} x.

Prove that if the function y=f(x)y = f(x) is periodic with period TT, then the function y=f(ax+b),a≠0y = f(a x+b), a \neq 0, is periodic with period T/aT / a.

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Prove that the given function is periodic, and find its smallest positive period:

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(1)

y=x−αE(x/α),α∈R,α≠0y = x-\alpha E(x / \alpha ), \alpha \in \mathbb {R}, \alpha \neq 0;

(2)

y=E(2x+5)−2xy = E(2 x+5)-2 x;

(3)

y=∣sin⁡(2x+1)∣y = \left|\sin (\sqrt{2} x+1)\right|

(4)

y=sin⁡2x+sin⁡23xy = \sin 2 x+\sin^{2} 3 x

(5)

y=sin⁡4x+5cos⁡6xy = \sin 4 x+5 \cos 6 x

(6)

y=3sin⁡4x+2tg⁡5xy = 3 \sin 4 x+2 \operatorname {tg} 5 x

(7)

y=sin⁡4x+cos⁡4xy = \sin^{4} x+\cos^{4} x

(8)

y=tg⁡(x+sin⁡x)y = \operatorname {tg}(x+\sin x)

(9)

y=sin⁡(cos⁡x)y = \sin (\cos x);

(10)

y=cos⁡(sin⁡x)y = \cos (\sin x)

(11)

y=sin⁡3x+cos⁡3xy = \sin^{3} x+\cos^{3} x.

Prove that the given function is not periodic:

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y=sin⁡∣x∣y = \sin \sqrt{\left|x\right|}

(2)

y=cos⁡x+cos⁡x2+…+cos⁡xn,n∈N,n⩾2y = \cos x+\cos x \sqrt{2}+\ldots +\cos x \sqrt{n}, n \in \mathbb {N}, n \geqslant 2;

(3)

y=sin⁡x+sin⁡2xy = \sin x+\sin \sqrt{2} x.

Prove that if the ratio of the periods of the periodic functions ff and gg is a rational number, then the functions f+gf+g and fgf g are periodic.

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Find the smallest positive period of the function:

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(1)

y=8sin⁡9x8+2cos⁡3x2y = 8 \sin \frac{9 x}{8}+2 \cos \frac{3 x}{2};

(2)

y=sin⁡3x4+sin⁡9x8y = \sin \frac{3 x}{4}+\sin \frac{9 x}{8};

(3)

y=asin⁡p1xq1+bcos⁡p2xq2y = a \sin \frac{p_{1} x}{q_{1}}+b \cos \frac{p_{2} x}{q_{2}}, where p1,p2,q1,q2∈N,p1q2≠p2q1p_{1}, p_{2}, q_{1}, q_{2} \in \mathbb {N}, p_{1} q_{2} \neq p_{2} q_{1};

(4)

y=asin⁡p1xq1+bsin⁡p2xq2y = a \sin \frac{p_{1} x}{q_{1}}+b \sin \frac{p_{2} x}{q_{2}}, where p1,p2,q1,q2∈N,p1q2≠p2q1p_{1}, p_{2}, q_{1}, q_{2} \in \mathbb {N}, p_{1} q_{2} \neq p_{2} q_{1};

(5)

y=asin⁡p1xq1+btg⁡p2xq2y = a \sin \frac{p_{1} x}{q_{1}}+b \operatorname {tg} \frac{p_{2} x}{q_{2}}, where p1,p2,q1,q2∈N,p1q2≠p2q1p_{1}, p_{2}, q_{1}, q_{2} \in \mathbb {N}, \quad p_{1} q_{2} \neq p_{2} q_{1}.

For which aa and bb (ab≠0)(a b \neq 0) is the function y=ax−E(bx+c)y = a x-E(b x+c) periodic, and what is its smallest positive period?

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Give examples of nonperiodic functions ff and gg such that the functions:

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f+gf+g;

(2)

f⋅gf \cdot g; are periodic and have a smallest positive period.

Give examples of a periodic function ff and a nonperiodic function gg such that the functions:

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f+gf+g;

(2)

f⋅gf \cdot g; are periodic and have a smallest positive period.

Does there exist a function for which every irrational number is a period, while no rational number is?

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The graph of the function y=f(x),x∈Ry = f(x), x \in \mathbb {R}, is symmetric with respect to each of the lines x=ax = a and x=b,a≠bx = b, a \neq b. Prove that y=f(x)y = f(x) is a periodic function, and find its period.

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The graph of the function y=f(x),x∈Ry = f(x), x \in \mathbb {R}, is symmetric with respect to the point A(a;b)A(a ; b) and the line x=c(c≠a)x = c(c \neq a). Prove that f(x)f(x) is a periodic function, and find its period.

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Prove that the function ff is periodic if there exists T≠0T \neq 0 such that for any x∈D(f)x \in D(f), x+T∈D(f),x−T∈D(f)x+T \in D(f), x-T \in D(f), and one of the following conditions holds:

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f(x+T)=−f(x)f(x+T) = -f(x);

(2)

f(x+T)=1f(x)f(x+T) = \frac{1}{f(x)};

(3)

f(x+T)=f(x)+abf(x)−1f(x+T) = \frac{f(x)+a}{b f(x)-1}

(4)

f(x+T)=11−f(x)f(x+T) = \frac{1}{1-f(x)}.

Find the period of the function ff.

Let the function gg be inverse to itself, and let the composition g∘fg \circ f be defined. Suppose there exists T≠0T \neq 0 such that for any x∈D(f)x \in D(f) the conditions hold

x+T∈D(f),x−T∈D(f) and f(x+T)=g(f(x)).  x+T \in D(f), x-T \in D(f) \text{ and } f(x+T) = g(f(x)) \text{. }

Prove that ff is a periodic function, and find its period.

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For the function ff there exist numbers T≠0T \neq 0 and aa such that for any x∈D(f)x \in D(f) the following holds

x+T∈D(f),x−T∈D(f) x+T \in D(f), \quad x-T \in D(f)

and one of the equalities holds:

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f(x+T)=f(x)+af(x+T) = f(x)+a;

(2)

f(x+T)=f(x)+axf(x+T) = f(x)+a x.

Prove that, respectively:

  1. f(x)=φ(x)+aTxf(x) = \varphi (x)+\frac{a}{T} x

  2. f(x)=φ(x)+a2T(x2−Tx)f(x) = \varphi (x)+\frac{a}{2 T}\left(x^{2}-T x\right); where φ(x)\varphi (x) is a function periodic with period TT.

For the function ff there exist a number T≠0T \neq 0 and a polynomial Qn(x)Q_{n}(x) of degree nn such that for any x∈D(f)x \in D(f) the following holds

x+T∈D(f),x−T∈D(f) x+T \in D(f), \quad x-T \in D(f)

and

f(x+T)=f(x)+Qn(x). f(x+T) = f(x)+Q_{n}(x).

Prove that there exists a polynomial Pn+1(x)P_{n+1}(x) of degree n+1n+1 such that

f(x)=φ(x)+Pn+1(x), f(x) = \varphi (x)+P_{n+1}(x),

where φ(x)\varphi (x) is a function periodic with period TT.

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For the function ff there exist numbers T≠0T \neq 0 and k>0k > 0 such that for any x∈D(f)x \in D(f) the following holds

x+T∈D(f),x−T∈D(f) x+T \in D(f), \quad x-T \in D(f)

and

f(x+T)=kf(x) f(x+T) = k f(x)

Prove that there exists a number a>0a > 0 such that

f(x)=axφ(x) f(x) = a^{x} \varphi (x)

where φ(x)\varphi (x) is a periodic function.

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References

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