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Putnam 1975 A4

  • Session A

Let n=2mn = 2m, where mm is an odd integer greater than 1. Let θ=e2πi/n\theta = e^{2\pi i / n}. Express (1−θ)−1(1-\theta)^{-1} explicitly as a polynomial in θ\theta,

akθk+ak−1θk−1+⋯+a1θ+a0a_k \theta^k + a_{k-1} \theta^{k-1} + \cdots + a_1 \theta + a_0,

with integer coefficients aia_i.

[Note that θ\theta is a primitive nn-th root of unity, and thus it satisfies all of the identities which hold for such roots.]

Dataset text Putnam-AXIOM. Quoted with source.

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