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ISL 2015 A6

    Let nn be a fixed integer with n⩾2n \geqslant 2. We say that two polynomials PP and QQ with real coefficients are block-similar if for each i∈{1,2,…,n}i \in\{1,2, \ldots, n\} the sequences P(2015i),P(2015i−1),…,P(2015i−2014) and Q(2015i),Q(2015i−1),…,Q(2015i−2014)\begin{aligned} & P(2015 i), P(2015 i-1), \ldots, P(2015 i-2014) \text { and } \\ & Q(2015 i), Q(2015 i-1), \ldots, Q(2015 i-2014) \end{aligned} are permutations of each other. (a) Prove that there exist distinct block-similar polynomials of degree n+1n+1. (b) Prove that there do not exist distinct block-similar polynomials of degree nn.

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    Official text: IMO 2015 Shortlist booklet, page 4.

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