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Enshrouded_

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Registered: 2015-07-31

Posts: 47

Some math problems

1. Find all integers n for which

is an integer.

2. Find a polynomial f(x) of degree 5 such that both of these properties hold:

f(x)-1 is divisible by

.

f(x) is divisible by

.

bobbym

bumpkin

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Re: Some math problems

Hi;

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If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

phrontister

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Re: Some math problems

Hi Enshrouded_;

1. Does this help...?

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Relentless

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Registered: 2015-12-15

Posts: 631

Re: Some math problems

A fact about 1. is that the difference between the result for two successive integers, f(n) - f(n-1), is:

which converges to +/- 1 very fast, suggesting that integers with an absolute value above 5 do not need to be checked.

Last edited by Relentless (2016-04-11 22:19:37)

Enshrouded_

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Registered: 2015-07-31

Posts: 47

Re: Some math problems

I still don't get how to do 1.

Nevermind I got it. I was thinking too hard.