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| Final Minus Two (Posted on 2015-01-24) |
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Start with the set S = {0, 2014}. Then, repeatedly, expand S as follows.
Place into S any integer that is a root of a polynomial the coefficients of which are in S.
Prove that the negative number −2 eventually appears in S.
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