with respect to 
is greater than 0 if 
and 
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and since 
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Y by KevinYang2.71, OronSH, aliz, Pengu14, vincentwant, EpicBird08, llbaobao
Can someone explain to me how this is a zero and not a 5? I wrote the Vieta's equivalent of "two consec zero coefficients", which was worth 5 points
I messed up the numbering and I believe that is the underlying cause of the misgrade but if someone sees any other error, please let me know so I don't wrongly email MAA.
Update: I posted this while flipping out upon seeing a zero on my P2 wanting to find a way to somehow appeal - it genuinely felt like 24JMO4 all over again. Thankfully, this -5 did not game-end my score this year
I messed up the numbering and I believe that is the underlying cause of the misgrade but if someone sees any other error, please let me know so I don't wrongly email MAA.
Update: I posted this while flipping out upon seeing a zero on my P2 wanting to find a way to somehow appeal - it genuinely felt like 24JMO4 all over again. Thankfully, this -5 did not game-end my score this year
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