Problem

Source: IMO Shortlist 1989, Problem 5, ILL 8

Tags: algebra, polynomial, roots, equation, IMO Shortlist, Diophantine equation



Find the roots $ r_i \in \mathbb{R}$ of the polynomial \[ p(x) = x^n + n \cdot x^{n-1} + a_2 \cdot x^{n-2} + \ldots + a_n\] satisfying \[ \sum^{16}_{k=1} r^{16}_k = n.\]