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CIIM 2021 Problem 2

  • Day 1

Let r>sr>s be positive integers. Let P(x)P(x) and Q(x)Q(x) be distinct polynomials with real coefficients, non-constant(s), such that P(x)r−P(x)s=Q(x)r−Q(x)sP(x)^r-P(x)^s=Q(x)^r-Q(x)^s for every x∈Rx\in \mathbb{R} . Prove that (r,s)=(2,1)(r,s)=(2,1) .

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