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Putnam 1983 B6

  • Session B

Problem B-6 Let kk be a positive integer, let m=2k+1m=2^{k}+1, and let r≠1r \neq 1 be a complex root of zm−1=0z^{m}-1=0. Prove that there exist polynomials P(z)P(z) and Q(z)Q(z) with integer coefficients such that (P(r))2+(Q(r))2=−1(P(r))^{2}+(Q(r))^{2}=-1

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