olymmath

Putnam 2019 B5

  • Session B

Let FmF_m be the mmth Fibonacci number, defined by F1=F2=1F_1 = F_2 = 1 and Fm=Fm−1+Fm−2F_m = F_{m-1} + F_{m-2} for all m≥3m \geq 3. Let p(x)p(x) be the polynomial of degree 10081008 such that p(2n+1)=F2n+1p(2n+1) = F_{2n+1} for n=0,1,2,…,1008n=0,1,2,\dots,1008. Find integers jj and kk such that p(2019)=Fj−Fkp(2019) = F_j - F_k.

Curated text Kedlaya Putnam archive. Quoted with source.

Solutions

Human solution Solution 1 by Kiran Kedlaya and Lenny Ng

The terms of the source let olymmath link to this solution but not copy it. Read the solution (Kedlaya Putnam archive).

Locator putnam/2019/b5 · Tag SJDJQ2ANXT · Edit this page on GitHub · Keys: j next, k previous