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Algebra Difficulty 7.0 National olympiad, round 2 Find the answer

Let P(x)P(x) denote the polynomial
3k=09xk+2k=101209xk+k=1210146409xk.3\sum_{k=0}^{9}x^k + 2\sum_{k=10}^{1209}x^k + \sum_{k=1210}^{146409}x^k.Find the smallest positive integer nn for which there exist polynomials f,gf,g with integer coefficients satisfying xn1=(x16+1)P(x)f(x)+11g(x)x^n - 1 = (x^{16} + 1)P(x) f(x) + 11\cdot g(x).

Victor Wang.

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Solution

1. **Rewrite the polynomial P(x) P(x) :**
P(x)=3k=09xk+2k=101209xk+k=1210146409xk P(x) = 3\sum_{k=0}^{9}x^k + 2\sum_{k=10}^{1209}x^k + \sum_{k=1210}^{146409}x^k
This can be expressed as:
P(x)=3(1+x+x2++x9)+2(x10+x11++x1209)+(x1210+x1211++x146409) P(x) = 3(1 + x + x^2 + \cdots + x^9) + 2(x^{10} + x^{11} + \cdots + x^{1209}) + (x^{1210} + x^{1211} + \cdots + x^{146409})

2. **Consider the problem in Z11\mathbb{Z}_{11}:**
We need to find the smallest n n such that xn1 x^n - 1 is divisible by (x16+1)P(x)(x^{16} + 1)P(x) in Z11[x]\mathbb{Z}_{11}[x].

3. **Check divisibility by x1 x - 1 :**
Since xn1 x^n - 1 must be divisible by x1 x - 1 , we check if x=1 x = 1 is a root of P(x) P(x) and x16+1 x^{16} + 1 :
P(1)=310+21200+134200=310+21200+134200=30+2400+134200=1366300(mod11) P(1) = 3 \cdot 10 + 2 \cdot 1200 + 134200 = 3 \cdot 10 + 2 \cdot 1200 + 134200 = 30 + 2400 + 134200 = 136630 \equiv 0 \pmod{11}
x16+1=116+1=2≢0(mod11) x^{16} + 1 = 1^{16} + 1 = 2 \not\equiv 0 \pmod{11}
Thus, x16+1 x^{16} + 1 is not divisible by x1 x - 1 .

4. **Construct Q(x) Q(x) :**
Multiply x1 x - 1 by P(x) P(x) and adjust the constant term:
Q(x)=4x146410+4x1210+4x101 Q(x) = 4x^{146410} + 4x^{1210} + 4x^{10} - 1
Let y=4x10 y = 4x^{10} . By Fermat's Little Theorem, 4114(mod11) 4^{11} \equiv 4 \pmod{11} :
Q(y)=y14641+y121+y1 Q(y) = y^{14641} + y^{121} + y - 1

5. **Find the smallest m m such that ym1 y^m - 1 is divisible by Q(y) Q(y) :**
We need ym1=h(y)Q(y) y^m - 1 = h(y)Q(y) . Using the recursion ci=ci1+ci121+ci14641 c_i = c_{i-1} + c_{i-121} + c_{i-14641} , we find:
ci=(d1+d2+d3d1,d2,d3) c_i = \binom{d_1 + d_2 + d_3}{d_1, d_2, d_3}
The smallest i i such that ci=1 c_i = 1 and cj=0 c_j = 0 for i>j>(i14641) i > j > (i-14641) is i=12131 i = 121^3 - 1 .

6. **Convert back to x x :**
y=4x10    x10(12131)1 y = 4x^{10} \implies x^{10(121^3 - 1)} - 1
This polynomial is divisible by Q(x) Q(x) but not by x16+1 x^{16} + 1 . The next polynomial is:
x20(12131)1 x^{20(121^3 - 1)} - 1

7. Verify the exponent:
20(12131)=20×1771560=35431200 20(121^3 - 1) = 20 \times 1771560 = 35431200

The final answer is 35431200\boxed{35431200}

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