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RU-SPB 2022 Problem 113

    Ivan and Kolya play a game, Ivan starts. Initially, the polynomial x−1x-1 is written of the blackboard. On one move, the player deletes the current polynomial f(x)f(x) and replaces it with axn+1−f(−x)−2ax^{n+1}-f(-x)-2, where deg⁡(f)=n\deg(f)=n and aa is a real root of ff. The player who writes a polynomial which does have real roots loses. Can Ivan beat Kolya?

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