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Algebra Difficulty 5.0 AIME Prove it Saudi Arabia

Given that the polynomial P(x)=x5x2+1P(x) = x^{5} - x^{2} + 1 has 55 roots r1,r2,r3,r4,r5r_{1}, r_{2}, r_{3}, r_{4}, r_{5}. Find the value of the product
Q(r1)Q(r2)Q(r3)Q(r4)Q(r5), Q(r_{1}) Q(r_{2}) Q(r_{3}) Q(r_{4}) Q(r_{5}),
where Q(x)=x2+1Q(x) = x^{2} + 1.

Solution

Since r1,,r5r_{1}, \ldots, r_{5} are the roots of P(x)=x5x2+1P(x) = x^{5} - x^{2} + 1, by factorization theorem we have
P(x)=i=15(xri). P(x) = \prod_{i=1}^{5} (x - r_{i}) .
It follows that
j=15Q(rj)=j=15(rj2+1)=j=15(rj+i)j=15(rji)=P(i)P(i), \prod_{j=1}^{5} Q(r_{j}) = \prod_{j=1}^{5} (r_{j}^{2} + 1) = \prod_{j=1}^{5} (r_{j} + i) \prod_{j=1}^{5} (r_{j} - i) = P(i) P(-i),
where i2=1i^{2} = -1. This gives P(i)=i5i2+1=i+1+1=2iP(i) = i^{5} - i^{2} + 1 = -i + 1 + 1 = 2 - i and P(i)=(i)5(i)2+1=2+iP(-i) = (-i)^{5} - (-i)^{2} + 1 = 2 + i. Hence, P(i)P(i)=(2+i)(2i)=4i2=5P(i) P(-i) = (2 + i)(2 - i) = 4 - i^{2} = 5.

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