Problem

Source: IMO ShortList, Great Britain 1, IMO 1975, Day 2, Problem 6

Tags: algebra, polynomial, functional equation, IMO, IMO 1975



Determine the polynomials P of two variables so that: a.) for any real numbers $t,x,y$ we have $P(tx,ty) = t^n P(x,y)$ where $n$ is a positive integer, the same for all $t,x,y;$ b.) for any real numbers $a,b,c$ we have $P(a + b,c) + P(b + c,a) + P(c + a,b) = 0;$ c.) $P(1,0) =1.$