[REOPENED] I'd like to nominate [this question.][1] It originally got closed due to a typo, which has been fixed. It's certainly not "unclear what you are asking" any more (the original reason for closing), and it looks like a perfectly reasonable question to me. I have a (rather quick) answer ready, and it's mildly frustrating not to be able to post it. [1]: http://mathoverflow.net/questions/200751/if-a-polynomial-pz-omits-a-value-then-pz-dfrac1-ei-psinzp-pr