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f(m)=f(2015) f(2016), f (x)=x^2 +px +q (HOMC 2016 S Q14)
f(m)=f(2015) f(2016), f (x)=x^2 +px +q (HOMC 2016 S Q14)
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September 8, 2019
algebra
polynomial
trinomial
Problem Statement
Let
f
(
x
)
=
x
2
+
p
x
+
q
f (x) = x^2 + px + q
f
(
x
)
=
x
2
+
p
x
+
q
, where
p
,
q
p, q
p
,
q
are integers. Prove that there is an integer
m
m
m
such that
f
(
m
)
=
f
(
2015
)
ā
f
(
2016
)
f (m) = f (2015) \cdot f (2016)
f
(
m
)
=
f
(
2015
)
ā
f
(
2016
)
.
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