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75th Romanian Mathematical Olympiad

Romania algebra

Problem

The non-negative integers , , are such that the numbers are both integers.

a. Prove that . b. Find and .
Solution
a. If , then , that is – impossible. So .

b. If , then , whence , false. Since , must be equal to 1. Now yields , hence . Suppose . Then , therefore . This gives , that is , hence , false. So , and a) implies . The above show that the only possibility is and . These values are indeed achieved for .
Final answer
m = 2, n = 1

Techniques

IntegersLinear and quadratic inequalities