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Putnam 2008 B4

  • Session B

Let pp be a prime number. Let h(x)h(x) be a polynomial with integer coefficients such that h(0),h(1),…,h(p2−1)h(0), h(1), \dots, h(p^2-1) are distinct modulo p2p^2. Show that h(0),h(1),…,h(p3−1)h(0), h(1), \dots, h(p^3-1) are distinct modulo p3p^3.

Curated text Kedlaya Putnam archive. Quoted with source.

Solutions

Human solution Solution 1 by Kiran Kedlaya and Lenny Ng

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