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MathNet 2025-part-01 — 187 problems (EN–VI) Question 10

Math Olympiad Vault · MathNet 2025-part-01 — 187 problems (EN–VI)

Question 10

Prove that the real-coefficient polynomial in $x, y, z$,
$$
x^{4}(x - y)(x - z) + y^{4}(y - z)(y - x) + z^{4}(z - x)(z - y),
$$
cannot be expressed as a finite sum of squares of real-coefficient polynomials in $x, y, z$.