olymmath

PAMO 2009

Pan-African Mathematics Olympiad 2009.

Day 1

Problem 3

  • Day 1

Let xx be a real number with the following property: for each positive integer qq , there exists an integer pp , such that ∣x−pq∣<13q.\left|x-\frac{p}{q} \right|<\frac{1}{3q}. Prove that xx is an integer.

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Day 2