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identity
identity
Source: Ireland 2002
July 5, 2009
floor function
algebra unsolved
algebra
Problem Statement
Let \alpha\equal{}2\plus{}\sqrt{3}. Prove that \alpha^n\minus{}[\alpha^n]\equal{}1\minus{}\alpha^{\minus{}n} for all
n
∈
N
0
n \in \mathbb{N}_0
n
∈
N
0
.
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