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Vojtěch Jarník IMC
1998 VJIMC
Problem 3
complex roots satisfy |z|>1
complex roots satisfy |z|>1
Source: VJIMC 1998 2.3
August 24, 2021
algebra
polynomial
complex numbers
Problem Statement
Show that all complex roots of the polynomial
P
(
z
)
=
a
0
z
n
+
a
1
z
n
−
1
+
…
+
a
n
−
1
z
+
a
n
P(z)=a_0z^n+a_1z^{n-1}+\ldots+a_{n-1}z+a_n
P
(
z
)
=
a
0
z
n
+
a
1
z
n
−
1
+
…
+
a
n
−
1
z
+
a
n
, where
0
<
a
0
<
…
<
a
n
0<a_0<\ldots<a_n
0
<
a
0
<
…
<
a
n
, satisfy
∣
z
∣
>
1
|z|>1
∣
z
∣
>
1
.
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