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P(x)-x|P^n(x)-x
P(x)-x|P^n(x)-x
Source: 2016 Thailand October Camp 2.5
February 26, 2022
polynomial
algebra
Problem Statement
Prove that for all polynomials
P
∈
R
[
x
]
P \in \mathbb{R}[x]
P
∈
R
[
x
]
and positive integers
n
n
n
,
P
(
x
)
−
x
P(x)-x
P
(
x
)
−
x
divides
P
n
(
x
)
−
x
P^n(x)-x
P
n
(
x
)
−
x
as polynomials.
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