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Flensburgian system

Source: Baltic Way 2023/3

November 11, 2023
algebra

Problem Statement

Denote a set of equations in the real numbers with variables x1,x2,x3Rx_1, x_2, x_3 \in \mathbb{R} Flensburgian if there exists an i{1,2,3}i \in \{1, 2, 3\} such that every solution of the set of equations where all the variables are pairwise different, satisfies xi>xjx_i>x_j for all jij \neq i.
Find all positive integers n2n \geq 2, such that the following set of two equations an+b=aa^n+b=a and cn+1+b2=abc^{n+1}+b^2=ab in three real variables a,b,ca,b,c is Flensburgian.