Problem

Source: 2006 MOP Homework

Tags: algebra, polynomial, trigonometry, algebra unsolved



Let $a, b_1, b_2, \dots, b_n, c_1, c_2, \dots, c_n$ be real numbers such that \[x^{2n} + ax^{2n - 1} + ax^{2n - 2} + \dots + ax + 1 = \prod_{i = 1}^{n}{(x^2 + b_ix + c_i)}\] Prove that $c_1 = c_2 = \dots = c_n = 1$. As a consequence, all complex zeroes of this polynomial must lie on the unit circle.