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Gerry Myerson
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Is $x^{2k+1} - 7x^2 + 1$ irreducible?

Is the polynomial $x^{2k+1} - 7x^2 + 1$ irreducible over $\mathbb{Q}$ for every positive integer $k$ ?

It is irreducible for all positive integers $k \leq 800$.

Pablo
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