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TH-TMO 2008 Problem 5

    Let P(x)P(x) be a polynomial of degree 20082008 with the following property: all roots of PP are real, and for all real aa , if P(a)=0P(a) = 0 then P(a+1)=1P(a+ 1) = 1 . Prove that P must have a repeated root.

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