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Putnam 1958 February A1

Source: Putnam 1958 February

July 18, 2022
Putnamrootspolynomial

Problem Statement

If a0,a1,,ana_0 , a_1 ,\ldots, a_n are real number satisfying a01+a12++ann+1=0, \frac{a_0 }{1} + \frac{a_1 }{2} + \ldots + \frac{a_n }{n+1}=0, show that the equation anxn++a1x+a0=0a_n x^n + \ldots +a_1 x+a_0 =0 has at least one real root.