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Croatian Mathematical Society Competitions

Croatia algebra

Problem

Find all real numbers such that For a real number , denotes the largest integer not greater than . For example, if , then .
Solution
Note that Since holds for all real numbers , and the equality is attained if and only if is an integer, it follows that both must be integers. The latter is an integer if and only if is an odd integer, hence considering we get , i.e. .
Final answer
x ∈ { -7, -3, -1, 3 }

Techniques

Floors and ceilingsPolynomial operationsIntegers