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Composition is real implies polynomials are real

Source: India Postal Set 5 P 3 2016

January 18, 2017
algebrapolynomial

Problem Statement

Call a non-constant polynomial real if all its coecients are real. Let PP and QQ be polynomials with complex coefficients such that the composition P \circ Q is real. Show that if the leading coefficient of QQ and its constant term are both real, then PP and QQ are real.