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1987 Mexico National Olympiad
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1987 Mexico National Olympiad
Problems
(1)
(n^2+n-1) / (n^2+2n) is irreducible for every n
Source: 1st Mexican Mathematical Olympiad 1987 OMM P7
7/27/2018
Show that the fraction
n
2
+
n
−
1
n
2
+
2
n
\frac{n^2+n-1}{n^2+2n}
n
2
+
2
n
n
2
+
n
−
1
is irreducible for every positive integer n.
number theory
Irreducible