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Putnam 2003 B4

  • Session B

Let f(z)=az4+bz3+cz2+dz+e=a(z−r1)(z−r2)(z−r3)(z−r4)f(z) = az^4 + bz^3 + cz^2 + dz + e = a(z - r_1)(z - r_2)(z - r_3)(z - r_4) where a,b,c,d,ea, b, c, d, e are integers, a≠0a \neq 0. Show that if r1+r2r_1 + r_2 is a rational number and r1+r2≠r3+r4r_1 + r_2 \neq r_3 + r_4, then r1r2r_1r_2 is a rational number.

Dataset text Putnam 1995 to 2025. Quoted with source.

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