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Problem

If $a$ and $b$ are two of the roots of $x^4\plus{}x^3\minus{}1\equal{}0$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg), prove that $ab$ is a root of $x^6\plus{}x^4\plus{}x^3\minus{}x^2\minus{}1\equal{}0$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg).

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See Also

1977 USAMO (ProblemsResources)
Preceded by
Problem 2
Followed by
Problem 4
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