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Problem
Let be the unique polynomial of minimal degree with the following properties: has a leading coefficient , is a root of , is a root of , is a root of , and * is a root of . The roots of are integers, with one exception. The root that is not an integer and can be written as , where and are relatively prime integers. What is ?
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Solution
From the problem statement, we know , and . Therefore, we know that , , and are roots. So, we can factor as , where is the unknown root. Since , we plug in which gives , therefore . Therefore, our answer is
Final answer
D