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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Wednesday, February 22nd
Problem
Prove that for every integer n the fraction $\frac{21n+4}{14n+3}$ cannot be reduced any further.
Solution
Since $3(14n+3)-2(21n+4)=1$ we have that $gcd(21n+4,14n+3)=1$ and then the fraction is reduced.
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AV
September 23, 2012 at 2:15 PM
First IMO problem!
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