The function you’ve given is
f(x)=⌊3x+12−3x⌋
where the notation
⌊y⌋
represents the greatest integer less than or equal to
y
.
Let’s evaluate this function for a few values:
For
x=1
,
f(1)=⌊3(1)+12−3(1)⌋=⌊4−1⌋=−1
because the greatest integer less than
−1/4
is
−1
.For
x=2
,
f(2)=⌊3(2)+12−3(2)⌋=⌊7−4⌋=−1
because the greatest integer less than
−4/7
is
−1
.
You can see a pattern here. The function
f(x)
is always equal to
−1
for all positive integers
x
. This is because the numerator
2−3x
is always negative and the denominator
3x+1
is always positive for all positive integers
x
. The fraction is thus a negative number between
0
and
−1
, and the floor of this number is always
−1
.
Therefore, the sum
f(1)+f(2)+f(3)+⋯+f(999)+f(1000)
is simply
−1
added to itself
1000
times, which equals
−1000
. So, the value of the given expression is
−1000
.