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algebra intermediate

Problem

Let be a polynomial with integer coefficients that satisfies and Given that has two distinct integer solutions and find and .

(Give your answer as a comma-separated list, in either order; for example, "2, 5" or "6, -3".)
Solution
We have . Using the property that whenever and are distinct integers, we get and Since and , we must have We look for two divisors of that differ by ; we find that and satisfies these conditions. Therefore, either , giving , or , giving . From this, we conclude that .
Final answer
19, 22