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Putnam 1997 B4

  • Session B

Let am,na_{m,n} denote the coefficient of xnx^n in the expansion of (1+x+x2)m(1+x+x^2)^m. Prove that for all [integers] k≥0k\geq 0, 0≤∑i=0⌊2k3⌋(−1)iak−i,i≤1.0\leq \sum_{i=0}^{\lfloor \frac{2k}{3}\rfloor} (-1)^i a_{k-i,i}\leq 1.

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Solutions

Human solution Solution 1 by Manjul Bhargava, Kiran Kedlaya and Lenny Ng

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