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55rd Ukrainian National Mathematical Olympiad - Fourth Round

Ukraine algebra

Problem

Where is the integer part of , and .
Solution
Transform the equation to the form: if . Then we have Hence . Remains that all these values satisfy the initial condition. Indeed, none of them are integer, hence . Also since implies , hence the expression is equal to zero for integer only when . Notice that for and , and for and . Hence all that were found satisfy the equation.
Final answer
x = pi/2 + pi*k, where k is any integer

Techniques

Floors and ceilings