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Tags: inequalities, algebra, polynomial, rotation



Let $P(z)=a_nz^n+a_{n-1}z^{n-1}+\ldots+a_mz^m$ be a polynomial with complex coefficients such that $a_m\neq 0, a_n\neq 0$ and $n>m$. Prove that \[\text{max}_{|z|=1}\{|P(z)|\}\ge\sqrt{2|a_ma_n|+\sum_{k=m}^{n} |a_k|^2}\]