For all positive integers , is equal to which of the following choices?
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Trying some values of n , it's obvious that ⌊ 2 n + n 2 ⌋ = n , so let's try to prove that. We know that for any real x , ⌊ x ⌋ = n ⇔ n ≤ x < n + 1 . Let's show that n ≤ 2 n + n 2 < n + 1 . Indeed, since the radical function . is strictly increasing for positive reals and 0 ≤ n 2 ≤ n 2 + 2 n < n 2 + 2 n + 1 = ( n + 1 ) 2 , then n 2 ≤ 2 n + n 2 < ( n + 1 ) 2 i.e., n ≤ 2 n + n 2 < n + 1 . Hence ⌊ 2 n + n 2 ⌋ = n .