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Problem 3
P(x^2)=P(x)P(x-1) over R
P(x^2)=P(x)P(x-1) over R
Source: 2001 Moldova MO Grade 12 P3
April 13, 2021
functional equation
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Polynomials
algebra
Problem Statement
Find all polynomials
P
(
x
)
P(x)
P
(
x
)
with real coefficieints such that
P
(
x
2
)
=
P
(
x
)
P
(
x
−
1
)
P\left(x^2\right)=P(x)P(x-1)
P
(
x
2
)
=
P
(
x
)
P
(
x
−
1
)
for all
x
∈
R
x\in\mathbb R
x
∈
R
.
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