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Moldova 2016 tst B4

Source: Moldova TST 2016, day2, problem 1

April 25, 2017
number theory

Problem Statement

The sequence of polynomials (Pn(X))nZ>0\left( P_{n}(X)\right)_{n\in Z_{>0}} is defined as follows: P1(X)=2XP_{1}(X)=2X P2(X)=2(X2+1)P_{2}(X)=2(X^2+1) Pn+2(X)=2XPn+1(X)(X21)Pn(X)P_{n+2}(X)=2X\cdot P_{n+1}(X)-(X^2-1)P_{n}(X), for all positive integers nn. Find all nn for which X2+1Pn(X)X^2+1\mid P_{n}(X)