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Thriving Scholars TMUA Full Mock Test 1 Paper 2 · Q2

Paper 2Number & countingAlgebra

Let P(x)P(x) be the unique polynomial of minimal degree with the following properties:

  • P(x)P(x) has a leading coefficient 1,
  • 1 is a root of P(x)−1P(x)-1,
  • 2 is a root of P(x−2)P(x-2),
  • 3 is a root of P(3x)P(3x), and
  • 4 is a root of 4P(x)4P(x).

The roots of P(x)P(x) are integers, with one exception. The root that is not an integer can be written as mn\dfrac mn, where mm and nn are relatively prime integers. What is m+nm+n?

A4141
B4343
C4545
D4747
E4949

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