ISL 2015 A6
Let be a fixed integer with . We say that two polynomials and with real coefficients are block-similar if for each the sequences are permutations of each other. (a) Prove that there exist distinct block-similar polynomials of degree . (b) Prove that there do not exist distinct block-similar polynomials of degree .
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Official text: IMO 2015 Shortlist booklet, page 4.
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