1977 Canadian MO Problems/Problem 4

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Problem

Let \[p(x)=a_nx^n+a_{n-1}x^{n-1}+\cdots +a_1x+a_0\] and \[q(x)=b_mx^m+b_{m-1}x^{m-1}+\cdots +b_1x+b_0\] be two polynomials with integer coefficients. Suppose that all of the coefficients of the product $p(x)\cdot q(x)$ are even, but not all of them are divisible by 4. Show that one of $p(x)$ and $q(x)$ has all even coefficients and the other has at least one odd coefficient.


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