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HMMT 2020 A9

  • Algebra and Number Theory
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Let P(x)=x2020+x+2P(x)=x^{2020}+x+2, which has 2020 distinct roots. Let Q(x)Q(x) be the monic polynomial of degree (20202)\binom{2020}{2} whose roots are the pairwise products of the roots of P(x)P(x). Let α\alpha satisfy P(α)=4P(\alpha)=4. Compute the sum of all possible values of Q(α2)2Q\left(\alpha^{2}\right)^{2}.

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2020 \cdot 2^{2019}

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