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Putnam 1999 B5

  • Session B

For an integer n≥3n\geq 3, let θ=2π/n\theta=2\pi/n. Evaluate the determinant of the n×nn\times n matrix I+AI+A, where II is the n×nn\times n identity matrix and A=(ajk)A=(a_{jk}) has entries ajk=cos⁡(jθ+kθ)a_{jk}=\cos(j\theta+k\theta) for all j,kj,k.

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Solutions

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

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