Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
Find the natural number for which . Then find if .
, with . Each factorial is the one before times the new number: . In a ratio of factorials, cancel the smaller factorial first.
Have you tried it?
Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. The ratio. .
Step 2. Two numbers in a row. , so . (The other root, , is not a natural number.)
Step 3. Clear the fractions. , so .
Answer: and .
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