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MathNet 2003 — Part 02 Question 66

Math Olympiad Vault · MathNet 2003 — Part 02

Question 66

Let $x^{2} + b x + c = 0$ be the equation, where $b$ and $c$ are two consecutive triangular numbers and $c \gt b \geq 10$. Prove that this equation has two irrational solutions. (The number $m$ is triangular, if $m = n(n-1)/2$ for certain positive integer $n \geq 1$.)