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algebra senior

Problem

The function is defined as the largest integer less than or equal to . For example, , , and .

What is the range of the function Express your answer in interval notation.
Solution
Note that if , then , so . Therefore, the range of includes the interval . This is in fact the whole domain; can't be less than or equal to , because and necessarily differ by less than , and can't be positive, because is by definition less than or equal to .

Therefore, the range of is .
Final answer
(-1,0]