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AMC 12 2004a Problem 23

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A polynomial

P(x)=c2004x2004+c2003x2003+...+c1x+c0P(x) = c_{2004}x^{2004} + c_{2003}x^{2003} + ... + c_1x + c_0

has real coefficients with c2004≠0c_{2004}\not = 0 and 20042004 distinct complex zeroes zk=ak+bkiz_k = a_k + b_ki, 1≤k≤20041\leq k\leq 2004 with aka_k and bkb_k real, a1=b1=0a_1 = b_1 = 0, and

∑k=12004ak=∑k=12004bk.\sum_{k = 1}^{2004}{a_k} = \sum_{k = 1}^{2004}{b_k}.

Which of the following quantities can be a nonzero number?

(A) c0(B) c2003(C) b2b3...b2004(D) ∑k=12004ak(E) ∑k=12004ck\text {(A) } c_0 \text {(B) } c_{2003} \text {(C) } b_2b_3...b_{2004} \text {(D) } \sum_{k = 1}^{2004}{a_k} \text {(E) }\sum_{k = 1}^{2004}{c_k}

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