Maths Olympiad Prep

Track / Stage 4 / 299 of 340 #559 of 1964

Problem 559

AMC 12 late, AIME early
Number theory Difficulty 4.9 Find the answer

Let ⌊x⌋\lfloor x\rfloor be the greatest integer not exceeding xx. For instance, ⌊3.4⌋=3,⌊2⌋=2\lfloor 3.4\rfloor=3,\lfloor 2\rfloor=2, and ⌊−2.7⌋=−3\lfloor-2.7\rfloor=-3. Determine the value of the constant λ>0\lambda>0 so that 2⌊λn⌋=1−n+⌊λ⌊λn⌋⌋2\lfloor\lambda n\rfloor=1-n+\lfloor\lambda\lfloor\lambda n\rfloor\rfloor for all positive integers nn.

A number or a short expression. Fractions can be typed as 3/2, and spacing doesn't matter.

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20. 1+21+\sqrt{2}

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