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Print55rd Ukrainian National Mathematical Olympiad - Fourth Round
Ukraine algebra
Problem
Find all pairs of real , such that:
Solution
From the statement of the problem we conclude that is an integer, but , so: or .
Case 1: . So , hence . But then , so the solutions are , .
Case 2: . Obviously . Assume , then so is an integer. Hence . In this case the solutions are , .
Case 1: . So , hence . But then , so the solutions are , .
Case 2: . Obviously . Assume , then so is an integer. Hence . In this case the solutions are , .
Final answer
All pairs are: (n, −n) for any integer n, and (x, 1 − x) where x is a non-integer real.
Techniques
Floors and ceilings