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AIME 1991 Problem 3

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Expanding (1+0.2)1000(1+0.2)^{1000}_{} by the binomial theorem and doing no further manipulation gives (10000)(0.2)0+(10001)(0.2)1+(10002)(0.2)2+⋯+(10001000)(0.2)1000{1000 \choose 0}(0.2)^0+{1000 \choose 1}(0.2)^1+{1000 \choose 2}(0.2)^2+\cdots+{1000 \choose 1000}(0.2)^{1000} =A0+A1+A2+⋯+A1000,= A_0 + A_1 + A_2 + \cdots + A_{1000}, where Ak=(1000k)(0.2)kA_k = {1000 \choose k}(0.2)^k for k=0,1,2,…,1000k = 0,1,2,\ldots,1000. For which kk_{}^{} is AkA_k^{} the largest?

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