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Putnam 1993 A5

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∫−100−10(x2−xx3−3x+1)2dx+∫1101111(x2−xx3−3x+1)2dx+∫1011001110(x2−xx3−3x+1)2dx\begin{gathered}\int_{-100}^{-10} \left( \frac{x^2 - x}{x^3 - 3x + 1} \right)^2 dx + \\ \int_{\frac{1}{101}}^{\frac{1}{11}} \left( \frac{x^2 - x}{x^3 - 3x + 1} \right)^2 dx + \\ \int_{\frac{101}{100}}^{\frac{11}{10}} \left( \frac{x^2 - x}{x^3 - 3x + 1} \right)^2 dx\end{gathered}

is a rational number.

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