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MathNet 2022-part-04 — 197 problems (EN–VI) Question 5

Math Olympiad Vault · MathNet 2022-part-04 — 197 problems (EN–VI)

Question 5

Let $n$ be a positive integer. For a real $x \ge 1$, assume that $\lfloor x^{n+1} \rfloor, \lfloor x^{n+2} \rfloor, \dots, \lfloor x^{4n} \rfloor$ are all squares of positive integers. Prove that $\lfloor x \rfloor$ is also the square of a positive integer.

Here $\lfloor z \rfloor$ is the greatest integer smaller than or equal to $z$.