1983 AHSME Problems/Problem 6
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Problem 6
When and
are multiplied, the product is a polynomial of degree.
Solution
We have , where we know that the
will not get cancelled out by e.g. a
since all the terms inside the brackets are positive. Thus the degree is
, which is choice
.