Monday, July 12, 2021

Find all polynomials \(P(x)\) which satisfy: \((x-2010)P(x+67)=xP(x)\) (2010 Baltic Way).

(2010 Baltic Way) 




Noted that: \(2010=30\times67\)

If \(x=0\), then:

\((-2010)P(67)=0\rightarrow P(67)=0\)

We can write that:

\(P(x)=(x-67)Q(x)\)

If \(x=2010\), then:

\(0P(2007)=2010P(2010)\rightarrow P(2010)=0\)

We can write that:

\(P(x)=(x-2010)G(x)\)

If \(x=67\), then:

\((67-2010)P(2\times67)=67P(67)\rightarrow P(2\times67)=0\)

If \(x=2\times67\), then:

\((2\times67-2010)P(3\times67)=2\times67P(2\times67)=0\rightarrow P(3\times67)=0\)

By the same process, we consider that for all \(1\leq n\leq30\), \(P(n\times67)=0\).

We prove this statement by mathematical induction.

For \(k=0\):

\(P(0)=0\), it is true.

Assume that for \(k=n\):

\(P(n\times67)=0\)

We prove that:

\(P((n+1)\times67)=0\)

From:

\((x-2010)P(x+67)=xP(x)\)

Let \(x=n\times67\), then:

\((n\times67-2010)P(n\times67+67)=n\times67P(n\times67)=0\)

Therefore:

\(P((n+1)\times67)=0\)

Thus, \(P(n\times67)=0\) for all \(1\leq n\leq30\).

Hence:

\(P(x)=(x-67)(x-2\times67)(x-3\times67)\cdots(x-30\times67)Q(x)\)

Then:

\(xP(x)=x(x-67)(x-2\times67)\cdots(x-30\times67)Q(x)\)   (1)

From the hypothesis:

\((x-2010)P(x+67)=xP(x)\)

Also:

\((x-2010)P(x+67)= (x-2010)x(x-67)(x-2\times67)\cdots(x-29\times67)Q(x+67)\)   (2)

Comparing (1) and (2), we get:

\(Q(x)=Q(x+67)\)

Therefore, \(Q(x)=C\), where \(C\in\mathbb{R}\).

Hence, all polynomials are:

\[ P(x)=C(x-67)(x-2\times67)(x-3\times67)\cdots(x-30\times67),\quad C\in\mathbb{R} \]

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