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Putnam 1983 A4

  • Session A

Let kk be a positive integer and let m=6k−1m=6k-1 . Let S(m)=∑j=12k−1(−1)j+1(m3j−1).S(m)=\sum_{j=1}^{2k-1}(-1)^{j+1}\binom m{3j-1}. Prove that S(m)S(m) is never zero.

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