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Tags: Comc, algebra, polynomial



Call a polynomial $f(x)$ excellent if its coefficients are all in [0, 1) and $f(x)$ is an integer for all integers $x$. a) Compute the number of excellent polynomials with degree at most 3. b) Compute the number of excellent polynomials with degree at most $n$, in terms of $n$. c) Find the minimum $n\ge3$ for which there exists an excellent polynomial of the form $\frac{1}{n!}x^n+g(x)$, where $g(x)$ is a polynomial of degree at most $n-3$.