Problem #PRU-61111

Problems Calculus Real numbers Integer and fractional parts. Archimedean property

Problem

Let $a, b$ be positive integers and $(a, b) = 1$ . Prove that the quantity cannot be a real number except in the following cases $(a, b) = (1, 1)$ , $(1, 3)$ , $(3, 1)$ .

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