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2016 Guts #25

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August 14, 2022
2016Guts Round

Problem Statement

Find the best rational approximation xx to 20163\sqrt[3]{2016} such that x20163|x-\sqrt[3]{2016}| is as small as possible. You may either find an x=abx=\tfrac{a}{b} where a,ba,b are coprime integers or find a decimal approximation. Let CC be the actual answer and AA be the answer you submit. Your score will be given by 10+16.50.1+e30AC\lceil10+\tfrac{16.5}{0.1+e^{30|A-C|}}\rceil, where x\lceil x\rceil denote the smallest integer which is x\geq x.