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Problem
If 
and 
are two of the roots of $x^4\plus{}x^3\minus{}1\equal{}0$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg), prove that 
is a root of $x^6\plus{}x^4\plus{}x^3\minus{}x^2\minus{}1\equal{}0$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg).
Solution
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See Also
| 1977 USAMO (Problems • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 2 |
Followed by Problem 4 | |
| 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 | ||
| All USAMO Problems and Solutions | ||
