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= Solution

For $i\geq1$, $k\geq1$, and integer $r\geq1$, all terms are nonnegative, so squaring preserves the inequalities:
$$
\boxed{i=\lfloor k\sqrt r\rfloor\iff i\leq k\sqrt r<i+1\iff i^2\leq rk^2<(i+1)^2.}
$$
This gives <integer-square membership in a square-root Beatty sequence> without evaluating a floating-point square root. Since $\sqrt r\geq1$, any witnessing $k$ satisfies $k\leq i$.

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