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Revision as of 18:58, 20 November 2022
Contents
Problem
Let be a polynomial with rational coefficients such that when
is divided by the polynomial
, the remainder is
, and when
is divided by the polynomial
, the remainder
is
. There is a unique polynomial of least degree with these two properties. What is the sum of
the squares of the coefficients of that polynomial?
Solution 1 (Experimentation)
Given that all the answer choices and coefficients are integers, we hope that has positive integer coefficients.
Throughout this solution, we will express all polynomials in base . E.g.
.
We are given:
.
We add and
to each side and balance respectively:
We make the units digits equal:
We now notice that:
.
Therefore ,
, and
.
is the minimal degree of
since there is no way to influence the
‘s digit in
when
is an integer. The desired sum is
P.S. The 4 computational steps can be deduced through quick experimentation.
~ numerophile
Solution 2
Let , then
, therefore
, or
. Clearly the minimum is when
, and expanding gives
. Summing the squares of coefficients gives
~mathfan2020
Solution 3
Let ,
then
,
Also
,
Then we get:
The constant term gives us:
So
Substitue:
~qgcui
Video Solutions
~ ThePuzzlr
~Steven Chen (Professor Chen Education Palace, www.professorchenedu.com)
Video Solution by OmegaLearn using Circular Tangency
~ pi_is_3.14
See Also
2022 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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