Problem

Source: SRMC 2020 P3 - Silk Road

Tags: algebra, polynomial



A polynomial $ Q (x) = k_n x ^ n + k_ {n-1} x ^ {n-1} + \ldots + k_1 x + k_0 $ with real coefficients is called powerful if the equality $ | k_0 | = | k_1 | + | k_2 | + \ldots + | k_ {n-1} | + | k_n | $, and non-increasing , if $ k_0 \geq k_1 \geq \ldots \geq k_ {n-1} \geq k_n $. Let for the polynomial $ P (x) = a_d x ^ d + a_ {d-1} x ^ {d-1} + \ldots + a_1 x + a_0 $ with nonzero real coefficients, where $ a_d> 0 $, the polynomial $ P (x) (x-1) ^ t (x + 1) ^ s $ is powerful for some non-negative integers $ s $ and $ t $ ($ s + t> 0 $). Prove that at least one of the polynomials $ P (x) $ and $ (- 1) ^ d P (-x) $ is nonincreasing.