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Print75th Romanian Mathematical Olympiad
Romania algebra
Problem
Find the real numbers such that .
Solution
There are no numbers with the property in the statement: if , then and, since , we obtain contradiction.
There are no numbers with the property in the statement: , then and, since , we obtain contradiction.
If , then , , so the given equality becomes We obtain the solution .
If , then , , so the given equality becomes We obtain the solution .
There are no numbers with the property in the statement: , then and, since , we obtain contradiction.
If , then , , so the given equality becomes We obtain the solution .
If , then , , so the given equality becomes We obtain the solution .
Final answer
x = 1 - log_3 2 or x = log_3(11/12)
Techniques
Floors and ceilingsExponential functions