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BALTIC-WAY 1998 Problem 6

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Let PP be a polynomial of degree 6 and let a,ba, b be real numbers such that 0<a<b0<a<b. Suppose that P(a)=P(−a),P(b)=P(−b)P(a)=P(-a), P(b)=P(-b) and P′(0)=0P^{\prime}(0)=0. Prove that P(x)=P(−x)P(x)=P(-x) for all real xx.

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P(x)=P(-x)

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