Problem

Source: Romania JBMO TST 2015 Day 3 Problem 1

Tags: polynomial, number theory



Define the set $M_q=\{x \in \mathbb{Q} \mid x^3-2015x=q \}$ , where $q$ is an arbitrary rational number. a) Show that there exists values for $q$ such that the set is null as well as values for which it has exactly one element. b) Determine all the possible values for the cardinality of $M_q$