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algebra intermediate

Problem

For each real number , let denote the greatest integer that does not exceed . For how many positive integers is it true that and that is a positive even integer?
Solution
If for some integer , then . Converting to exponential form, this becomes . Therefore, there are values of such that .

It remains to determine the possible values of , given that is positive and even. Note that ranges from to . (We have because ) Therefore, if is a positive even integer, then the possible values of are . For each , there are possible values for , so the answer is
Final answer
340