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Let p(x) be a polynomial such that p(x)p(x)=xn, where n is a positive integer. Then p(0) equals.

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n!
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(n1)!
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1n!
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1(n1)!
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Solution

The correct option is D n!
Let P(x)=a0xn+a1xn1+a2xn2....an=nx=0arxnr

P(x)=n1x=0ar(nr)xnr1

P(x)P(x)=a0xn+nx=1{arar1(nr+1)}xnr=xn

So, a0=1 and ar=ar1(nr+1)

arar1=nr+1

Now, P(0)=an=anan1an1an2....a2a1a1a0.a0

=(1×2....n)=n!

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