Problem

Source: XIII International Festival of Young Mathematicians Sozopol 2024, Theme for 10-12 grade

Tags: algebra, polynomial



Depending on the real number \( a \), find all polynomials \( P(x) \) with real coefficients such that \[ (x^3 - ax^2 + 1)P(x) = (x^3 + ax^2 + 1)P(x-1) \]for every real number \( x \).