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2^k Inequality

Source: 1990 IrMO Paper 1 Problem 4

September 30, 2017

inequalities

Problem Statement

The real number

x

satisfies all the inequalities

2^k<x^k+x^{k+1}<2^{k+1}

for

k=1,2,\dots ,n

. What is the greatest possible value of

n