2021 AIME II Problems/Problem 15
Problem
Let 
and 
be functions satisfying
![\[f(n) = \begin{cases}\sqrt{n} & \text{ if } \sqrt{n} \text{ is an integer}\\ 1 + f(n+1) & \text{ otherwise} \end{cases}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/d/2/7/d27af3275e885b65d8cdb2caa1c2ef6bd46bd4a7.png)
and
![\[g(n) = \begin{cases}\sqrt{n} & \text{ if } \sqrt{n} \text{ is an integer}\\ 2 + g(n+2) & \text{ otherwise} \end{cases}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/3/d/c/3dcced5eb55ddff1576102fc6df37624d1053bed.png)
for positive integers 
. Find the least positive integer such that 
.
Solution
We can't have a solution without a problem.
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