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Cubic equation on mod p

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April 23, 2009
modular arithmetic

Problem Statement

Find the number of primesp p, such that x^{3} \minus{}5x^{2} \minus{}22x\plus{}56\equiv 0\, \, \left(mod\, p\right) has no three distinct integer roots in [0,p) \left[0,\left. p\right)\right..
<spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> 1<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> 2<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> 3<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> 4<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> None<span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ 1 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ 2 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ 3 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ 4 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ \text{None}