2000 AIME I Problems/Problem 3
Problem
In the expansion of where and are relatively prime positive integers, the coefficients of and are equal. Find .
Solution
From the binomial theorem,
Since a and b are positive relatively prime integers, a=1 and b=666.
See also
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