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AMC 12 2012a Problem 20

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Consider the polynomial

P(x)=∏k=010(x2k+2k)=(x+1)(x2+2)(x4+4)⋯(x1024+1024)P(x)=\prod_{k=0}^{10}(x^{2^k}+2^k)=(x+1)(x^2+2)(x^4+4)\cdots (x^{1024}+1024)

The coefficient of x2012x^{2012} is equal to 2a2^a. What is aa?

\textbf{(A)}\ 5 \textbf{(B)}\ 6 \textbf{(C)}\ 7 \textbf{(D)}\ 10 \textbf{(E)}\ 24

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