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Putnam 2004 B1

  • Session B

Let P(x)=cnxn+cn−1xn−1+⋯+c0P(x) = c_n x^n + c_{n-1} x^{n-1} + \cdots + c_0 be a polynomial with integer coefficients. Suppose that rr is a rational number such that P(r)=0P(r) = 0. Show that the nn numbers

cnr,cnr2+cn−1r,cnr3+cn−1r2+cn−2r,…,cnrn+cn−1rn−1+⋯+c1r\begin{gathered}c_n r, c_n r^2 + c_{n-1} r, c_n r^3 + c_{n-1} r^2 + c_{n-2} r, \\ \dots, c_n r^n + c_{n-1} r^{n-1} + \cdots + c_1 r\end{gathered}

are integers.

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