Problem

Source: Romanian National Olympiad 2014, Grade IX, Problem 2

Tags: algebra



Let $ a $ be an odd natural that is not a perfect square, and $ m,n\in\mathbb{N} . $ Then a) $ \left\{ m\left( a+\sqrt a \right) \right\}\neq\left\{ n\left( a-\sqrt a \right) \right\} $ b) $ \left[ m\left( a+\sqrt a \right) \right]\neq\left[ n\left( a-\sqrt a \right) \right] $ Here, $ \{\},[] $ denotes the fractionary, respectively the integer part.