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Putnam 1940 A6

  • Session A

Let f(x)f(x) be a polynomial of degree nn such that f(x)pf(x)^{p} is divisible by f′(x)qf'(x)^{q} for some positive integers p,qp,q . Prove that f(x)f(x) is divisible by f′(x)f'(x) and that f(x)f(x) has a single root of multiplicity nn .

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