Lucas's theorem and an application

by @sequoia · difficulty 65/100

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  1. Let PP be a complex polynomial with only simple roots. Show that all the roots of PP' belong to the convex hull of the roots of PP, meaning the set {i=1dλizi/i[ ⁣[1,d] ⁣]λi0,i=1dλi=1}.\left\{\sum_{i=1}^d \lambda_i z_i/ \forall i\in[\![1,d]\!] \lambda_i\geqslant0, \sum_{i=1}^d\lambda_i=1\right\}.
  2. Let dNd\in\mathbb{N}^* and u0,,ud1u_0,\dots,u_{d-1} be some complex numbers and (un)nN(u_n)_{n\in\mathbb{N}} be the complex sequence defined by those first terms and the relation nN,un+d=un+d1++un+1+und.\forall n\in\mathbb{N}, u_{n+d}=\frac{u_{n+d-1}+\dots+u_{n+1}+u_n}{d}. Show that uu converges to a complex ll that you shall specify.

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