Baltic Way 1992 · Problem 8
Algebra
Find all integers satisfying the equation .
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Review
Topics
Equations and inequalities · Algebraic manipulation
Solutions
Solution
Solution: Since must be positive, we have yielding . Thus it suffices to check the points . The three solutions are .
Contest context
Results from Baltic Way 1992
8 teams
- Mean score
- 5.0 / 5
- Scores of 4 or 5
- 8 / 8
- Estonia
- 5 / 5
Score distribution
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All team scores
| Team | Score |
|---|---|
| Denmark | 5 / 5 |
| St. Petersburg | 5 / 5 |
| Poland | 5 / 5 |
| Latvia | 5 / 5 |
| Iceland | 5 / 5 |
| Lithuania | 5 / 5 |
| Estonia | 5 / 5 |
| Sweden | 5 / 5 |