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Problem
Find all positive real numbers satisfying the equation where is the largest integer not exceeding .
Solution
It can be seen from the given equation that must be a positive integer. Let where is an integer and is a nonnegative integer. Then which simplifies to . Thus, which follows that . But ; so, we have . It can now be verified that the only solutions are .
Final answer
2, 5
Techniques
Floors and ceilingsIntegers