Home Competitions Putnam 1985 A6
If p ( x ) = a 0 + a 1 x + ⋯ + a m x m p(x)= a_0 + a_1 x + \cdots + a_m x^m p ( x ) = a 0 + a 1 x + ⋯ + a m x m is a polynomial with real coefficients a i a_i a i , then set Γ ( p ( x ) ) = a 0 2 + a 1 2 + ⋯ + a m 2 . \Gamma(p(x)) = a_0^2 + a_1^2 + \cdots + a_m^2. Γ ( p ( x )) = a 0 2 + a 1 2 + ⋯ + a m 2 . Let F ( x ) = 3 x 2 + 7 x + 2 F(x) = 3x^2+7x+2 F ( x ) = 3 x 2 + 7 x + 2 . Find, with proof, a polynomial g ( x ) g(x) g ( x ) with real coefficients such that
(i) g ( 0 ) = 1 g(0)=1 g ( 0 ) = 1 , and
(ii) Γ ( f ( x ) n ) = Γ ( g ( x ) n ) \Gamma(f(x)^n) = \Gamma(g(x)^n) Γ ( f ( x ) n ) = Γ ( g ( x ) n )
for every integer n ≥ 1 n \geq 1 n ≥ 1 .
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