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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2026 ia Paper 4 5F ii Solution by
Codex 0 Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-25
Let . In the reduced common-denominator expression for , the term is the unique term whose denominator contains the largest power ; after multiplication by the least common multiple it contributes an odd integer while all other terms contribute even integers. Thus the numerator is odd and the denominator remains even, so is not an integer.
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