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ELMO 2009 Problem 6

    Let pp be an odd prime and xx be an integer such that p∣x3−1p \mid x^3 - 1 but p∤x−1p \nmid x - 1 . Prove that p∣(p−1)!(x−x22+x33−⋯−xp−1p−1).p \mid (p - 1)!\left(x - \frac {x^2}{2} + \frac {x^3}{3} - \cdots - \frac {x^{p - 1}}{p - 1}\right).John Berman

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