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2017 Team #2: Double Positive Detector
2017 Team #2: Double Positive Detector
Source:
February 19, 2017
algebra
polynomial
Problem Statement
Does there exist a two-variable polynomial
P
(
x
,
y
)
P(x, y)
P
(
x
,
y
)
with real number coefficients such that
P
(
x
,
y
)
P(x, y)
P
(
x
,
y
)
is positive exactly when
x
x
x
and
y
y
y
are both positive?
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