1987 AIME Problems/Problem 8
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Problem
What is the largest positive integer
for which there is a unique integer
such that
?
Solution
Multiplying out all of the denominators, we get:
Since
,
. Also,
, so
. Thus,
.
is unique if it is within a maximum range of
, so
.
See also
| 1987 AIME (Problems • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 7 | Followed by Problem 9 | |
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