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Putnam 2022 B1

  • Session B

Suppose that P(x)=a1x+a2x2+⋯+anxnP(x) = a_1 x + a_2 x^2 + \cdots + a_n x^n is a polynomial with integer coefficients, with a1a_1 odd. Suppose that eP(x)=b0+b1x+b2x2+⋯e^{P(x)} = b_0 + b_1 x + b_2 x^2 + \cdots for all xx. Prove that bkb_k is nonzero for all k≥0k \geq 0.

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Solutions

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

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