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Putnam 1979 B3

  • Session B

Problem B-3 Let FF be a finite field having an odd number mm of elements. Let p(x)p(x) be an irreducible (i.e., nonfactorable) polynomial over FF of the form x2+bx+c,b,c∈Fx^{2}+b x+c, b, c \in F

For how many elements kk in FF is p(x)+kp(x)+k irreducible over FF ?

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