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All real solutions of the absolue value problem

Source: Austrian Mathematical Olympiad 2000, Part 2, D1, P3

June 28, 2011
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Problem Statement

Find all real solutions to the equation x2x135791113=x22x48.| | | | | | |x^2 -x - 1| - 3| - 5| - 7| - 9| - 11| - 13| = x^2 - 2x - 48.