Let be a polynomial of degree 100 as defined above. Find the sum of the roots of its derivative.
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p ( x ) = n n = 1 ∑ 1 0 0 x n + 1 p 1 ( x ) = n n = 1 ∑ 1 0 0 n x n − 1 p 2 ( x ) = n n = 1 ∑ 1 0 0 n ( n − 1 ) x n − 2 From the pattern , the 60th derivative will be p 6 0 ( x ) = n n = 1 ∑ 1 0 0 n ( n − 1 ) ⋯ ( n − 5 9 ) x n − 6 0 Sum of All roots = − coefficient of x 4 0 coefficient of x 3 9 S = − 1 0 0 × 1 0 0 × 9 9 × 9 8 ⋯ × 4 1 9 9 × 9 9 × 9 8 ⋯ × 4 0 = − 2 5 0 9 9