Problem

Source: 2019 MEMO Problem T-2

Tags: algebra, polynomial, memo, MEMO 2019, roots



Let $\alpha$ be a real number. Determine all polynomials $P$ with real coefficients such that $$P(2x+\alpha)\leq (x^{20}+x^{19})P(x)$$holds for all real numbers $x$. Proposed by Walther Janous, Austria