Solution

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The graph repeats every two units: it rises linearly from the right-hand limit at an odd integer to value one at the next even integer, then falls linearly to value zero at the next odd integer. The defined value at each odd integer is zero, while its right-hand limit is minus one.
The Dirichlet convergence theorem for Fourier series gives the midpoint of the two one-sided limits at a jump. Hence, on the requested interval, the Fourier sum differs from precisely at
At every other point it equals ; in particular it equals one at the continuous corners with even integer coordinates.
Figure 1.
The periodic piecewise linear function and its Fourier midpoint values at jumps
. Filled black circles are the assigned odd-integer values, hollow circles show the right-hand limits, and blue diamonds give the Fourier sum at each jump. Details.

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