IMO Shortlist 1977 problem 9
Dodao/la:
arhiva2. travnja 2012. For which positive integers
do there exist two polynomials
and
with integer coefficients of
variables
such that the following equality is satisfied:
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For which positive integers $n$ do there exist two polynomials $f$ and $g$ with integer coefficients of $n$ variables $x_1, x_2, \ldots , x_n$ such that the following equality is satisfied:
$$\sum_{i=1}^n x_i f(x_1, x_2, \ldots , x_n) = g(x_1^2, x_2^2, \ldots , x_n^2) \ ?$$
Izvor: Međunarodna matematička olimpijada, shortlist 1977