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1969 Polish MO Finals
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b >= q + s
b >= q + s
Source: Polish MO Finals 1969 p4
August 22, 2024
agebra
inequalities
Problem Statement
Show that if natural numbers
a
,
b
,
p
,
q
,
r
,
s
a,b, p,q,r,s
a
,
b
,
p
,
q
,
r
,
s
satisfy the conditions
q
r
−
p
s
=
1
a
n
d
p
q
<
a
b
<
r
s
,
qr- ps = 1 \,\,\,\,\, and \,\,\,\,\, \frac{p}{q}<\frac{a}{b}<\frac{r}{s},
q
r
−
p
s
=
1
an
d
q
p
<
b
a
<
s
r
,
then
b
≥
q
+
s
.
b \ge q+s.
b
≥
q
+
s
.
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