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IMO 1976 Problem 2

  • Day 1

Let P1(x)=x2−2P_{1}(x)=x^{2}-2 and Pj(x)=P1(Pj−1(x))P_{j}(x)=P_{1}(P_{j-1}(x)) for j =2,…=2,\ldots Prove that for any positive integer n the roots of the equation Pn(x)=xP_{n}(x)=x are all real and distinct.

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Official text: IMO 1976 official English paper, page 1.

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