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MCIII Number Theory 3.22

 
 
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Re: MCIII Number Theory 3.22
JinTina - 2024年01月14日 Sunday 11:09
 
I tested cases of floor(x), and in each case there are many solutions with complicated fractions that are hard to square and verify that it satisfies the equation quickly. Is there a way of testing each of the 49 solutions without actually plugging in each and every one of them into the equation?