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Putnam 1990 B5

  • Session B

Is there an infinite sequence a0,a1,a2,…a_0, a_1, a_2, \dots of nonzero real numbers such that for n=1,2,3,…n = 1, 2, 3, \dots the polynomial pn(x)=a0+a1x+a2x2+⋯+anxnp_n(x) = a_0 + a_1x + a_2x^2 + \cdots + a_nx^n has exactly nn distinct real roots?

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