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Q 10
Source:
May 25, 2007
algebra
polynomial
Polynomials
Problem Statement
Suppose that the integers
a
1
a_{1}
a
1
,
a
2
a_{2}
a
2
,
⋯
\cdots
⋯
,
a
n
a_{n}
a
n
are distinct. Show that
(
x
−
a
1
)
(
x
−
a
2
)
⋯
(
x
−
a
n
)
−
1
(x-a_{1})(x-a_{2}) \cdots (x-a_{n})-1
(
x
−
a
1
)
(
x
−
a
2
)
⋯
(
x
−
a
n
)
−
1
cannot be expressed as the product of two nonconstant polynomials with integer coefficients.
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