Using the defining relationship Pn+2(x)=xPn+1(x)−Pn(x) we get the sequence:
Using the defining relationship we can express P6 in terms of previous polynomials in the sequence.
This shows that P3 is a factor of P6 so all the roots of P3 are roots of P6.
Similarly we can express P8 in terms of previous polynomials in the sequence.
This shows that P4 is a factor of P8 so all the roots of P4 are roots of P8.
Again we can express P10 in terms of previous polynomials in the sequence.
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= (x4 − 3x2 +1)P6 − (x3 − 2x)P5 |
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This shows that P5 is a factor of P10 so all the roots of P5 are roots of P10.
This suggests a conjecture that P2k=Pk(Pk+1−Pk−1) where k is any natural number. This is true but the proof is beyond the scope of school mathematics.