1971 Canadian MO Problems/Problem 6
Problem
Show that, for all integers ,
is not a multiple of
.
Solutions
Solution
Notice . For this expression to be equal to a multiple of 121,
would have to equal a number in the form
. Now we have the equation
. Subtracting
from both sides and then factoring out
on the right hand side results in
. Now we can say
and
. Solving the first equation results in
. Plugging in
in the second equation and solving for
,
. Since
*
is clearly not a multiple of 121,
can never be a multiple of 121.
Solution 2
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1971 Canadian MO (Problems) | ||
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