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 | | Furthermore, since all of the factors in the term that contribute to the x^(p-1) term of polynomial (2) are x, none of the factors are constants, so the coefficient of said term, a_0, is 1. |
 | | Thus, the constant term of the polynomial (2), a_(p-1), is (-1)*(-2)*...*(-(p-1)) = (-1)^(p-1) * (p-1)!. |
 | | Note that this is precisely the definition of e_k(-1, -2,..., -(p-1)) where e_k is the k-th elementary symmetric polynomial. |
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