IMC 2000 · Problem 2

Day 17th IMC · London, United Kingdom

Statement

Let p(x)=x5+xp(x) = x^5 + x and q(x)=x5+x2q(x) = x^5 + x^2. Find all pairs (w,z)(w,z) of complex numbers with wzw \ne z for which p(w)=p(z)p(w) = p(z) and q(w)=q(z)q(w) = q(z).

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