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(1)
-2 belongs to S
Source: Baltic Way 1996 Q12
3/19/2011
Let
S
S
S
be a set of integers containing the numbers
0
0
0
and
1996
1996
1996
. Suppose further that any integer root of any non-zero polynomial with coefficients in
S
S
S
also belongs to
S
S
S
. Prove that
ā
2
-2
ā
2
belongs to
S
S
S
.
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