IMC 2011 · Problem 4

Day 218th IMC · Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria

Statement

Let f(x)f(x) be a polynomial with real coefficients of degree nn. Suppose that f(k)f(m)km\dfrac{f(k) - f(m)}{k - m} is an integer for all integers 0k<mn0 \le k < m \le n. Prove that aba - b divides f(a)f(b)f(a) - f(b) for all pairs of distinct integers aa and bb.

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