Let
be a positive integer that is not a perfect cube. Define real numbers
by
where
denotes the integer part of
. Prove that there are infinitely many such integers
with the property that there exist integers
, not all zero, such that
.
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Let $n$ be a positive integer that is not a perfect cube. Define real numbers $a,b,c$ by
$$a=\root3\of n\kern1.5pt,\qquad b={1\over a-[a]}\kern1pt,\qquad c={1\over b-[b]}\kern1.5pt,$$
where $[x]$ denotes the integer part of $x$. Prove that there are infinitely many such integers $n$ with the property that there exist integers $r,s,t$, not all zero, such that $ra+sb+tc=0$.