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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2012 iii Paper 28 3 a Solution by
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Choose with . For any , the powers tend to zero precisely when . Equality of the two topologies therefore impliesIn particular . For positive integers and arbitrary integers , apply this equivalence to . It says thatThe inequality reverses on division by either negative logarithm. The rational cuts of the two real numbers are equal, so density of makes the numbers equal. Hence the equivalent absolute values satisfyThe formula also holds at zero. Nontriviality is essential to choosing ; no Archimedean or non-Archimedean restriction was used in the proof.
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