periodic function with certain periods
Source: China second round 2008 p2
March 3, 2012
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Problem Statement
Let be a periodic function with periods and ().Prove that:
(1)If is rational,then there exists a prime such that is also a period of ;
(2)If is irrational,then there exists a strictly decreasing infinite sequence {},with for all positive integer ,such that all are periods of .