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algebra intermediate

Problem

There are integers for which both roots of the polynomial are also roots of the polynomial . Determine the product .
Solution
Let be a root of . Then, rearranging, we have Multiplying both sides by and substituting gives Repeating this process twice more, we have and Thus, each root of is also a root of , which gives .

(It is left to the reader to investigate why this answer is unique.)
Final answer
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