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Putnam 2020 B4

  • Session B

Let nn be a positive integer, and let VnV_n be the set of integer (2n+1)(2n+1)-tuples v=(s0,s1,⋯ ,s2n−1,s2n)\mathbf{v} = (s_0, s_1, \cdots, s_{2n-1}, s_{2n}) for which s0=s2n=0s_0 = s_{2n} = 0 and ∣sj−sj−1∣=1|s_j - s_{j-1}| = 1 for j=1,2,⋯ ,2nj=1,2,\cdots,2n. Define q(v)=1+∑j=12n−13sj,q(\mathbf{v}) = 1 + \sum_{j=1}^{2n-1} 3^{s_j}, and let M(n)M(n) be the average of 1q(v)\frac{1}{q(\mathbf{v})} over all v∈Vn\mathbf{v} \in V_n. Evaluate M(2020)M(2020).

Curated text Kedlaya Putnam archive. Quoted with source.

Solutions

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

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