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AMC 12 2008a Problem 19

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In the expansion of (1+x+x2+⋯+x27)(1+x+x2+⋯+x14)2,\left(1 + x + x^2 + \cdots + x^{27}\right)\left(1 + x + x^2 + \cdots + x^{14}\right)^2, what is the coefficient of x28x^{28}?

(A) 195(B) 196(C) 224(D) 378(E) 405\mathrm{(A)}\ 195 \mathrm{(B)}\ 196 \mathrm{(C)}\ 224 \mathrm{(D)}\ 378 \mathrm{(E)}\ 405

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