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Putnam 1979 A5

  • Session A

Problem A-5 Denote by [x][x] the greatest integer less than or equal to xx and by S(x)S(x) the sequence [x],[2x],[3x],…[x],[2 x],[3 x], \ldots. Prove that there are distinct real solutions α\alpha and β\beta of the equation x3−10x2+29x−25=0x^{3}-10 x^{2}+29 x-25=0 such that infinitely many positive integers appear both in S(α)S(\alpha) and in S(β)S(\beta).

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