APMO 2018 Problem 2

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APMO 2018 Problem 2

Unread post by samiul_samin » Thu Jan 10, 2019 11:04 pm

Let $f(x)$ and $g(x)$ be given by

$f(x) = \frac{1}{x} + \frac{1}{x-2} + \frac{1}{x-4} + \cdots + \frac{1}{x-2018}$

$g(x) = \frac{1}{x-1} + \frac{1}{x-3} + \frac{1}{x-5} + \cdots + \frac{1}{x-2017}$.

Prove that $|f(x)-g(x)| >2$ for any non-integer real number $x$ satisfying $0 < x < 2018$.

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