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algebra intermediate

Problem

If , , , , , and are integers for which for all , then what is ?
Solution
Apply the sum of cubes factorization to the expression to obtain Thus . Note that the fundamental theorem of algebra implies that the factorization we have given is unique, since the discriminant of the quadratic is negative.
Final answer
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