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MCIII Number Theory 2.16
Hello,
From the solutions at back of book,
floor(199/97)+floor(199*96/97)=198 because their sum is equal to 199. But it is still possible that the fractional(199/97)+fractional(199(96/97) to be greater than 1, which would make the sum 197 instead.
Thanks,
Tina Jin
"But it is still possible that the fractional(199/97)+fractional(199(96/97) to be greater than 1". Think very carefully about this.
Oh, is it because fractional(199/97)+fractional(199(96)/97) is equal to 1? I tried to prove it works for all k, but I need some help. Here is the algebraic proof:
{199*k/97}+{199*(97-k)/97}={199*k/97}+{199(-k)/97}={199*k/97}+{-(199*k/97)} and {x}+{-x}=1 so {199*k/97}+{-(199*k/97)}=1. But why is {x}+{-x}=1 true?
Thanks,
Tina Jin
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