a) Does there exist an integer and a polynomial with integer coefficients for which , but ?
b) Does there exist an integer and a polynomial with integer coefficients for which and , but ?
a) Does there exist an integer and a polynomial with integer coefficients for which , but ?
b) Does there exist an integer and a polynomial with integer coefficients for which and , but ?
a) Take and , then and .
b) Suppose that there exist a polynomial with integer coefficients and an integer , for which , and . Notice that , because otherwise , which would contradict the assumption.
In the following calculations we will use the well-known property of polynomials with integer coefficients: for any distinct integers and .
Using this and the premise that , we see that number is divisible by , which in turn is divisible by , which in turn is divisible by . Hence , implying , and similarly .
Therefore three numbers , and are all at the same distance away from each other on the number line, which is possible only when those numbers coincide, that is , which contradicts the assumptions made. This contradiction shows that polynomial and integer do not exist.