2023 AMC 10B Problem 22
Problem 22 of 25HarderAlgebraProblem-Solving Techniques
How many distinct values of satisfy where denotes the largest integer less than or equal to
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Set Then gives For this to be consistent we need The left side, holds for every integer The right side, holds only for Those give so there are distinct values. Therefore, the answer is B.
Tagged: floor and ceiling functions · substitution · bounding to limit cases