grandes-ecoles 2017 QIII.E.1

grandes-ecoles · France · centrale-maths2__psi Roots of polynomials Multiplicity and derivative analysis of roots
We still assume that $p$ is an integer greater than or equal to 2. Let $R \in \mathbb { C } [ X ]$ be a polynomial of degree greater than or equal to 1 with simple roots. Prove that the polynomial $R \left( X ^ { p } \right)$ has simple roots if and only if $R ( 0 ) \neq 0$.
We still assume that $p$ is an integer greater than or equal to 2. Let $R \in \mathbb { C } [ X ]$ be a polynomial of degree greater than or equal to 1 with simple roots. Prove that the polynomial $R \left( X ^ { p } \right)$ has simple roots if and only if $R ( 0 ) \neq 0$.