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Greece TST 1998 Q4

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March 11, 2013
algebrapolynomiallogarithmsalgebra unsolved

Problem Statement

(a) A polynomial P(x)P(x) with integer coefficients takes the value āˆ’2-2 for at least seven distinct integers xx. Prove that it cannot take the value 19961996.
(b) Prove that there are irrational numbers x,yx,y such that xyx^y is rational.