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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2025 iii Paper 166 1 b Solution by
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Put . It is nonzero by unique prime factorization. If or , the claimed inequality follows immediately after increasing the effective constant. We may therefore assumewhich implies .
The Baker lower bound for a homogeneous linear form in logarithms, with the fixed algebraic numbers and , givesfor an effective absolute constant . If , the desired conclusion is again immediate. Otherwise, the mean value theorem applied to the exponential function on gives . HenceAbsorbing the fixed factor into a larger exponent proves .
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