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Problem
The coefficients of the polynomial are all integers, and its roots are all integers. Furthermore, the roots of the polynomial are also Find the number of possible multisets
(A multiset, unlike a set, can contain multiple elements. For example, and are the same multiset, but both are different from And as usual, and )
(A multiset, unlike a set, can contain multiple elements. For example, and are the same multiset, but both are different from And as usual, and )
Solution
Let be an integer root of the first polynomial so Since is not equal to 0, cannot be equal to 0. Hence, we can divide both sides by to get Thus, is a root of the second polynomial This means that must also be an integer.
The only integers for which is also an integer are and Furthermore, for these values, so if the only roots of are 1 and then the multiset of roots of are automatically the same as the multiset of roots of Therefore, the possible multisets are the ones that contain values of 1 and values of for There are 11 possible values of so there are possible multisets.
The only integers for which is also an integer are and Furthermore, for these values, so if the only roots of are 1 and then the multiset of roots of are automatically the same as the multiset of roots of Therefore, the possible multisets are the ones that contain values of 1 and values of for There are 11 possible values of so there are possible multisets.
Final answer
11