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Find the greatest integer not exceeding $A$ if $$A = \sqrt{x^2+\sqrt{4x^2+\sqrt{16x^2+\sqrt{100x^2+39x+\sqrt{3}}}}}$$ and $x=20062007$.

The nested square roots are very tricky and I am not able to find any pattern or something except that every $x^2$ term is a perfect square. As far as I think, it is not plausible to denest the radical by calculating the square roots.

Is there any simpler approach ? I am interested in the general case when there is no particular given value of $x$. I have tried my best, but there is nothing I can come up with.

Thanks in Advance ! :-)

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    Can I ask you where do you find these kind of questions? – 2017-02-18
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    Looks like some olympiad problem, probably from 2006-2007... – 2017-02-18

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A).

Show that $A>20062008$:

$$E:=100x^2+39x+\sqrt{3}>64x^2+16x+1 = (8x+1)^2;$$

$$D:=16x^2 + \sqrt{E} > 16x^2 + (8x+1) = (4x+1)^2;$$

$$C:=4x^2+ \sqrt{D} > 4x^2+(4x+1) = (2x+1)^2;$$

$$B:=x^2+\sqrt{C} > x^2+(2x+1) = (x+1)^2;$$

$$A=\sqrt{B}>x+1.$$

B). Show that $A<20062009$. More rough estimation:

$$E<(10x+2)^2;$$ $$D<16x^2+(10x+2)<(4x+2)^2;$$ $$C<4x^2+(4x+2)<(2x+2)^2;$$ $$B