olymmath

IrMO 2003

Irish Mathematical Olympiad 2003.

Paper 1

Problem 3

  • Paper 1

For each positive integer kk , let aka_k be the greatest integer not exceeding k\sqrt{k} and let bkb_k be the greatest integer not exceeding k3\sqrt[3]{k} . Calculate ∑k=12003(ak−bk).\sum_{k=1}^{2003} (a_k-b_k).

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Paper 2