2022 AIME II Problems/Problem 13
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There is a polynomial with integer coefficients such thatholds for every Find the coefficient of in .
Solution 1
Because , we have
Denote by the coefficient of . Thus,
Now, we need to find the number of nonnegative integer tuples that satisfy
Modulo 2 on Equation (1), we have . Hence, we can write . Plugging this into (1), the problem reduces to finding the number of nonnegative integer tuples that satisfy
Modulo 3 on Equation (2), we have . Hence, we can write . Plugging this into (2), the problem reduces to finding the number of nonnegative integer tuples that satisfy
Modulo 5 on Equation (3), we have . Hence, we can write . Plugging this into (3), the problem reduces to finding the number of nonnegative integer tuples that satisfy
Modulo 7 on Equation (4), we have . Hence, we can write . Plugging this into (4), the problem reduces to finding the number of nonnegative integer tuples that satisfy
The number of nonnegative integer solutions to Equation (5) is .
~Steven Chen (www.professorchenedu.com)
Solution 2
Note that . Since the only way to express in terms of , , , or is , we are essentially just counting the number of ways to express in terms of these numbers. Since , it can only be expressed as a sum in terms of only one of the numbers (, , , or ). Thus, the answer is (by sticks and stones)
~Bigbrain123
Solution 2
We know that . Applying this, we see that The last factor does not contribute to the term, so we can ignore it. Thus we only have left to solve the equation , and we can proceed from here with Solution 1.
~MathIsFun286
See Also
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