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JMO 1995 Problem 5

    Let k,nk,n be integers such that 1≤k≤n,1\leq k\leq n, a nd let a1, a2, ⋯ , aka_1,\ a_2,\ \cdots,\ a_k be numbers satisfying the following equations.

    {a1+⋯⋯+ak=na12+⋯⋯+ak2=n            ⋮a1k+⋯⋯+akk=n\begin{cases} a_1+\cdots\cdots +a_k=n \\ a_1^2+\cdots\cdots +a_k^2=n\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \vdots \\ a_1^k+\cdots\cdots +a_k^k=n \end{cases}

    Prove that (x+a1)(x+a2)⋯(x+ak)=xk+ nC1 xk−1+ nC2 xk−2+⋯+ nCk.(x+a_1)(x+a_2)\cdots(x+a_k)=x^k+\ _n C_1\ x^{k-1}+\ _nC_2\ x^{k-2}+\cdots+\ _nC_k.

    where iCj_iC_j is a binomial coefficient which means i⋅(i−1)⋯(i−j+1)j⋅(j−1)⋯2⋅1.\frac{i\cdot (i-1)\cdots(i-j+1)}{j\cdot (j-1)\cdots 2\cdot 1}.

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