Let F ( x ) = x − ⌊ x ⌋ . Find the number of solutions to the equation F ( x ) + F ( x ) 1 = 1 .
Notation : ⌊ ⋅ ⌋ denotes the floor function .
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Some solution.
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@Nishant Ranjan refer to ISI Website
Any equation of positive real variable x of the form x+1/x has a minimum value of 2. Thus there are no solutions of F(x)+1/F(x)=1.
Rearrange F ( x ) + F ( x ) 1 = 1 to obtain F ( x ) 2 − F ( x ) + 1 = 0 which does not have integer solutions.
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Note that F ( x ) = x − ⌊ x ⌋ = { x } , the fractional part of x ; ⟹ F ( x ) + F ( x ) 1 = { x } + { x } 1 . Since { x } , { x } 1 > 0 , we can apply AM-GM inequality . And { x } + { x } 1 ≥ 2 , that is F ( x ) + F ( x ) 1 has a minimum value of 2 and never equal to 1, therefore the number of solution is 0 .