Home Competitions Putnam 1940 B6
Prove that the determinant of the matrix ( a 1 2 + k a 1 a 2 a 1 a 3 … a 1 a n a 2 a 1 a 2 2 + k a 2 a 3 … a 2 a n … … … … … a n a 1 a n a 2 a n a 3 … a n 2 + k ) \begin{pmatrix}
a_{1}^{2}+k & a_1 a_2 & a_1 a_3 &\ldots & a_1 a_n
a_2 a_1 & a_{2}^{2}+k & a_2 a_3 &\ldots & a_2 a_n
\ldots & \ldots & \ldots & \ldots & \ldots
a_n a_1& a_n a_2 & a_n a_3 & \ldots & a_{n}^{2}+k
\end{pmatrix} ( a 1 2 + k a 1 a 2 a 1 a 3 … a 1 a n a 2 a 1 a 2 2 + k a 2 a 3 … a 2 a n … … … … … a n a 1 a n a 2 a n a 3 … a n 2 + k ) is divisible by k n − 1 k^{n-1} k n − 1 and find its other factor.
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