Let f(x) = a,x" + a, p* + ...+ a, E Z[x] and a, + 0. Prove that if r and s are relatively prime integers and f(r/s) = 0, then r|a, and s | a,.

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Let
f(x) = a,x" + a, p*
+ ...+ a, E Z[x]
and a, + 0. Prove that if r and s are relatively prime integers and
f(r/s) = 0, then r|a, and s | a,.
Transcribed Image Text:Let f(x) = a,x" + a, p* + ...+ a, E Z[x] and a, + 0. Prove that if r and s are relatively prime integers and f(r/s) = 0, then r|a, and s | a,.
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It is given that,  f(x) = anxn + an-1xn-1 +...+ a0  x  with an  0.

Also, it is given that r and s are relatively prime integers and frs = 0.

Then, we have to prove that  r  a0 and s  an.

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