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Tags: floor function, inequalities, Irrational numbers



Prove that if $ \alpha$ and $ \beta$ are positive irrational numbers satisfying $ \frac{1}{\alpha}+\frac{1}{\beta}= 1$, then the sequences \[ \lfloor\alpha\rfloor,\lfloor 2\alpha\rfloor,\lfloor 3\alpha\rfloor,\cdots\] and \[ \lfloor\beta\rfloor,\lfloor 2\beta\rfloor,\lfloor 3\beta\rfloor,\cdots\] together include every positive integer exactly once.