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HMMT 2009 K6

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Let p0(x),p1(x),p2(x),…p_{0}(x), p_{1}(x), p_{2}(x), \ldots be polynomials such that p0(x)=xp_{0}(x)=x and for all positive integers nn, ddxpn(x)=pn−1(x)\frac{d}{d x} p_{n}(x)=p_{n-1}(x). Define the function p(x):[0,∞)→Rxp(x):[0, \infty) \rightarrow \mathbb{R} x by p(x)=pn(x)p(x)=p_{n}(x) for all x∈[n,n+1]x \in[n, n+1]. Given that p(x)p(x) is continuous on [0,∞)[0, \infty), compute

∑n=0∞pn(2009)\sum_{n=0}^{\infty} p_{n}(2009)

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e^{2010}-e^{2009}-1

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