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Putnam 2024 A6

  • Session A

Let c0,c1,c2,…c_0,c_1,c_2,\dots be the sequence defined so that 1−3x−1−14x+9x24=∑k=0∞ckxk\frac{1-3x-\sqrt{1-14x+9x^2}}{4} = \sum_{k=0}^\infty c_k x^k for sufficiently small xx. For a positive integer nn, let AA be the nn-by-nn matrix with i,ji,j-entry ci+j−1c_{i+j-1} for ii and jj in {1,…,n}\{1,\dots,n\}. Find the determinant of AA.

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