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The Real And Complex Number Systems

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So,<br />

and<br />

[<br />

∑k−1<br />

[k!x] = k!<br />

j=1<br />

∑k−1<br />

= k!<br />

j=1<br />

a j<br />

j! + a k + k!<br />

a j<br />

j! + a k since k!<br />

[<br />

∑k−1<br />

k [(k − 1)!x] = k (k − 1)!<br />

j=1<br />

∑k−1<br />

= k (k − 1)!<br />

∑k−1<br />

= k!<br />

j=1<br />

a j<br />

j!<br />

j=1<br />

n∑<br />

j=k+1<br />

n∑<br />

a j<br />

j!<br />

j=k+1<br />

]<br />

a j<br />

j! < 1<br />

a j<br />

n∑<br />

j! + (k − 1)!<br />

j=k<br />

]<br />

a j<br />

j! .<br />

a j<br />

n∑<br />

j! since (k − 1)!<br />

j=k<br />

a j<br />

j! < 1<br />

which implies that<br />

a k = [k!x] − k [(k − 1)!x] for k = 2, ..., n.<br />

Last, in order to show that n is the smallest integer such that n!x is an<br />

integer. It is clear that<br />

n∑ a k<br />

n!x = n!<br />

k! ∈ Z.<br />

In addition,<br />

So, we have proved it.<br />

k=1<br />

(n − 1)!x = (n − 1)!<br />

n∑<br />

k=1<br />

n−1<br />

∑<br />

= (n − 1)!<br />

k=1<br />

/∈ Z since a n<br />

n<br />

12<br />

a k<br />

k!<br />

a k<br />

k! + a n<br />

n<br />

/∈ Z.

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