Let m be the smallest positive integer whose cube root is of the form n+r, where n is a positive integer & r is a positive real number less than 1/1000. Find n.
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Since we want 3 m to be just a little larger than an integer, m should be just a bit over a perfect cube. Let m = n 3 + 1 .
You could use some fancy algebra to find the solution, but 1/1000 isn't really all that small and the answer shows up quickly with a table of n :
3 1 9 3 + 1 = 1 9 . 0 0 0 9 2 3 3 2
Edit: ok let's see how the fancy algebra works in case someone decides to redo this with a really small value of r .
We seek to make 3 n 3 + 1 − 3 n 3 < 0 . 0 0 1
3 n 3 + 1 < n + 0 . 0 0 1 cube both sides is ok since n > 1
n 3 + 1 < n 3 + 3 n 2 ⋅ 0 . 0 0 1 + 3 n ⋅ 0 . 0 0 1 2 + 0 . 0 0 1 3
0 . 0 0 3 n 2 + 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 3 n − 0 . 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 > 0 and applying the quadratic formula gives
n > 1 8 . 2 5 6 9 or n ≥ 1 9