Which of the following is periodic?
\(f(x) = x - [x]\) is the fractional part of \(x\). Since \([x+1] = [x] + 1\):
\(f(x+1) = (x+1) - [x+1] = x - [x] = f(x)\)
So it is periodic with period 1.
The others are not periodic: \(\sin\frac{1}{x}\) oscillates faster and faster near 0 with no repeating interval, and \(x\cos x\) and \(x\cos\frac{1}{x}\) grow without bound.
Answer: (A)
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