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HMMT 2005 U37

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Let a1,a2,…,a2005a_{1}, a_{2}, \ldots, a_{2005} be real numbers such that

a1⋅1+a2⋅2+a3⋅3+⋯+a2005⋅2005=0a1⋅12+a2⋅22+a3⋅32+⋯+a2005⋅20052=0a1⋅13+a2⋅23+a3⋅33+⋯+a2005⋅20053=0⋮⋮⋮⋮⋮a1⋅12004+a2⋅22004+a3⋅32004+⋯+a2005⋅20052004=0\begin{array}{ccccccccccc} a_{1} \cdot 1 & + & a_{2} \cdot 2 & + & a_{3} \cdot 3 & + & \cdots & + & a_{2005} \cdot 2005 & = & 0 \\ a_{1} \cdot 1^{2} & + & a_{2} \cdot 2^{2} & + & a_{3} \cdot 3^{2} & + & \cdots & + & a_{2005} \cdot 2005^{2} & = & 0 \\ a_{1} \cdot 1^{3} & + & a_{2} \cdot 2^{3} & + & a_{3} \cdot 3^{3} & + & \cdots & + & a_{2005} \cdot 2005^{3} & = & 0 \\ \vdots & & \vdots & & \vdots & & & & \vdots & & \vdots \\ a_{1} \cdot 1^{2004} & + & a_{2} \cdot 2^{2004} & + & a_{3} \cdot 3^{2004} & + & \cdots & + & a_{2005} \cdot 2005^{2004} & = & 0 \end{array}

and

a1⋅12005+a2⋅22005+a3⋅32005+⋯+a2005⋅20052005=1.a_{1} \cdot 1^{2005}+a_{2} \cdot 2^{2005}+a_{3} \cdot 3^{2005}+\cdots+a_{2005} \cdot 2005^{2005}=1 .

What is the value of a1a_{1} ?

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\frac{1}{2004}

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