Problem

Source: USA TSTST 2011/2012 P3

Tags: analytic geometry, logarithms, USA(J)MO, USAMO, number theory, relatively prime, USA TSTST



Prove that there exists a real constant $c$ such that for any pair $(x,y)$ of real numbers, there exist relatively prime integers $m$ and $n$ satisfying the relation \[ \sqrt{(x-m)^2 + (y-n)^2} < c\log (x^2 + y^2 + 2). \]