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8
2019 BMT Team 8
2019 BMT Team 8
Source:
January 7, 2022
algebra
number theory
Problem Statement
Let
(
k
i
)
(k_i)
(
k
i
)
be a sequence of unique nonzero integers such that
x
2
−
5
x
+
k
i
x^2- 5x + k_i
x
2
−
5
x
+
k
i
has rational solutions. Find the minimum possible value of
1
5
∑
i
=
1
∞
1
k
i
\frac15 \sum_{i=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{k_i}
5
1
i
=
1
∑
∞
k
i
1
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