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question

The equation

(x-1)(x-2) \cdots(x-2016)=(x-1)(x-2) \cdots(x-2016)

is written on the board. One tries to erase some linear factors from both sides so that each side still has at least one factor, and the resulting equation has no real roots. Find the least number of linear factors one needs to erase to achieve this.

Plain-text mathematical notation (without MathML)

The equation

(x−1)(x−2)⋯(x−2016)=(x−1)(x−2)⋯(x−2016)

is written on the board. One tries to erase some linear factors from both sides so that each side still has at least one factor, and the resulting equation has no real roots. Find the least number of linear factors one needs to erase to achieve this.

Original LaTeX notation

The equation

$$
(x-1)(x-2) \cdots(x-2016)=(x-1)(x-2) \cdots(x-2016)
$$

is written on the board. One tries to erase some linear factors from both sides so that each side still has at least one factor, and the resulting equation has no real roots. Find the least number of linear factors one needs to erase to achieve this.

answer type

Numerical

is multiple answer

false

language

English

question type

Open-ended

subject

Math

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upstream_id / Original problem ID: 1843
task_id: ee51b366-ee04-57d7-bdba-bae735b65494
task_key: OE~5fTO~5fmaths~5fen~5fCOMP--train--1843
task_revision_id: 3
config / split: OE_TO_maths_en_COMP / train

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