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| + | The geometric mean of any set of <math>m</math> non-negative numbers is the <math>m</math>-th root of their product. | ||
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| + | <math>\quad (\text{i})\quad</math> For which positive integers <math>n</math> is there a finite set <math>S_n</math> of <math>n</math> distinct positive integers such that the geometric mean of any subset of <math>S_n</math> is an integer? | ||
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| + | <math>\quad (\text{ii})\quad</math> Is there an infinite set <math>S</math> of distinct positive integers such that the geometric mean of any finite subset of <math>S</math> is an integer? | ||
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| + | ==Solution== | ||
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| + | == See Also == | ||
| + | {{USAMO box|year=1984|num-b=1|num-a=3}} | ||
{{MAA Notice}} | {{MAA Notice}} | ||
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| + | [[Category:Olympiad Number Theory Problems]] | ||
Revision as of 12:29, 18 July 2016
Problem
The geometric mean of any set of 
non-negative numbers is the -th root of their product.
For which positive integers 
is there a finite set 
of distinct positive integers such that the geometric mean of any subset of is an integer?
Is there an infinite set 
of distinct positive integers such that the geometric mean of any finite subset of is an integer?
Solution
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See Also
| 1984 USAMO (Problems • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 1 |
Followed by Problem 3 | |
| 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 | ||
| All USAMO Problems and Solutions | ||
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