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    Polynomials do or don't have integer roots?

    Yes, it's true. This is part of a much larger enrichment program aimed at the top students in Year 10, which includes a textbook that is meant to aid you through the 16 questions. P.S. How did you find out?
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    Polynomials do or don't have integer roots?

    Oh right, sorry, the question also states that p q r and s are all odd integers
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    Polynomials do or don't have integer roots?

    Here's the equation. \chi^{10} + p\chi^{9} - q\chi^{7} + r\chi^{4} - s = 0 thnx in advance
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    Polynomials do or don't have integer roots?

    Homework Statement Is it there a method to find out if a polynomial has no integer roots? The Attempt at a Solution I tried the division of polynomials, as well as the Horner's Method, but no luck.
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    Elementary problems that still baffle me

    Thanks, it's all starting to rush into my brain. It's amazing how smart people can be. o:)
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    Elementary problems that still baffle me

    thanks for the super quick reply, but can u please disambiguate the above for me, it sounds so simple, yet i cannot draw anything out of it..
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    Elementary problems that still baffle me

    What about the others? These are great problems, but what about the others(3-6)?,it would be nice to know how to solve them :-p
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