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Putnam 2017 B6

  • Session B

Find the number of ordered 6464-tuples (x0,x1,…,x63)(x_0,x_1,\dots,x_{63}) such that x0,x1,…,x63x_0,x_1,\dots,x_{63} are distinct elements of {1,2,…,2017}\{1,2,\dots,2017\} and x0+x1+2x2+3x3+⋯+63x63x_0 + x_1 + 2x_2 + 3x_3 + \cdots + 63 x_{63} is divisible by 2017.

Curated text Kedlaya Putnam archive. Quoted with source.

Solutions

Human solution Solution 1 by Kiran Kedlaya and Lenny Ng

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