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HMMT 2004 A10

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There exists a polynomial PP of degree 5 with the following property: if zz is a complex number such that z5+2004z=1z^{5}+2004 z=1, then P(z2)=0P\left(z^{2}\right)=0. Calculate the quotient P(1)/P(−1)P(1) / P(-1).

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-\frac{2010012}{2010013}

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