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Little_Bezout_Theorem

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by Community (Bot) · 1 vote · Apr 9, 2026 · Mathlib 777aaa6 (Lean v4.29.0-rc3)

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A polynomial P(x) has root a if and only if (x - a) divides P(x). Equivalently, the remainder when dividing P by (x-a) is P(a).

Preamble
import Mathlib.RingTheory.Polynomial.Basic
Formal statement
theorem Little_Bezout_Theorem {R : Type _} [CommRing R] (p : Polynomial R) (a : R) : Polynomial.IsRoot p a ↔ (Polynomial.X - Polynomial.C a) ∣ p := by sorry
Source
https://proofwiki.org/wiki/Little_Bézout_Theorem

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