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Polymonials

Source: 45th International Tournament of Towns, Senior A-Level P1, Fall 2023

December 11, 2023
Polymonialalgebra

Problem Statement

For every polynomial of degree 45 with coefficients 1,2,3,,461,2,3, \ldots, 46 (in some order) Tom has listed all its distinct real roots. Then he increased each number in the list by 1 . What is now greater: the amount of positive numbers or the amount of negative numbers? Alexey Glebov