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| − | ~Lakshya | + | ~ Siddharth Singh lol Lakshya if u seein this I'm trollin |
Latest revision as of 12:26, 1 September 2024
Problem
A positive integer 
haas the property that 
is expressible in the form 
, where n is an integer. Find the maximum value of 
.
Solution
. Now we try to complete the square, multiplying by 
and 
won't complete the square but on multiplication with 
we get 
or 
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and 
and 
, 
.Other cases in which the value of 
and 
interchange, the values of m and n will not change in those cases.
Thus the maximum value of 
.
~ Siddharth Singh lol Lakshya if u seein this I'm trollin
