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$P (x) = x^3 − 3x + 1.$
Source: 12-th Hungary-Israel Binational Mathematical Competition 2001
4/11/2007
Let Find the polynomial whose roots are the fifth powers of the roots of .
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Source: 12-th Hungary-Israel Binational Mathematical Competition 2001
4/19/2007
Here denotes a simple undirected graph with vertices, denotes the complete graph with vertices, the complete bipartite graph whose components have and vertices, and a circuit with vertices. The number of edges in the graph is denoted .
(a) If does not contain , prove that .
(b) Given distinct points in the plane, prove that at most of the segments have unit length.
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