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Tags: Grade 9, 1997



Let $1+x+x^2+...+x^{n-1}=F(x)G(x)$, where $n>1$ and where $F$ and $G$ are polynomials whose coefficients are zeroes and units. Prove that one of the polynomials $F$ and $G$ can be represented in the form $(1+x+x^2+...x^{k-1})T(x),$ where $k>1$ and $T$ is a polynomial whose coefficients are zeroes and units.