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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2025 iii Paper 166 2 h Solution by
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For an integer , let be a root ofIts roots areThe polynomial is irreducible over : its discriminant is , and the product of the coprime consecutive integers and cannot be a square unless both are squares, which is impossible for consecutive positive squares beyond .
The height-Mahler measure formula givesBoth algebraic conjugates of exceed , soConsequentlyFix, for example, . For all sufficiently large , the ratio is larger than by a fixed margin, while . Hence, for every , some sufficiently large satisfies
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