maths olympiad type

Prove that, for any integers a, b, c, there exists a positive integer n such

that \sqrt{n^{3}+an^{2}+bn+c} is not an integer.

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platinum5 ·

let us assume thatn^{3}+an^{2}+bn+c is a sqaure for all n>0.

for sufficiently large `n` ,

\left(n^{\frac{3}{2}}+\frac{1}{2}an^{\frac{1}{2}}-1 \right)^{2}<(^{3}n+an^{2}+bn+c)<(n^{\frac{3}{2}}+\frac{1}{2}an^{\frac{1}{2}+1})^{2}

so if `n` is a lrge even perfect square, we have n^{3}+an^{2}+bn+c=\left(n^{\frac{3}{2}}+\frac{1}{2}an^{\frac{1}{2}} \right)^{2}

but RHS is not a perfect square for `n ` which is an even non square

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Celestine preetham ·

nice one

platinum5 are u another b555 ???( or multiple identity of some other user)

edit ur statement abv
uve made a typo in powers in RHS

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platinum5 ·

edit : in that step with 2 simultaneous inequalities, in the extreme right , the term is \left(n^{3}+\frac{1}{2}an^{\frac{1}{2}}+1\right)^{2}

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