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Algebra Level 2

What is the sum of coefficients in the expansion below? ( 3 x 2 2 x + 1 ) 1023 (3x^2-2x+1)^{1023}

2 1022 2^{1022} 2 1027 2^{1027} 2 1023 2^{1023} 2 124 2^{124}

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4 solutions

Michael Fuller
Feb 10, 2016

Let f ( x ) = ( 3 x 2 2 x + 1 ) 1023 = n 0 x 2046 + n 1 x 2045 + + n 2046 f\left( x \right) ={(3x^2-2x+1)}^{1023}={n}_{0}x^{2046}+{n}_{1}x^{2045}+\dots + {n}_{2046} for unknown coefficients of the form n i {n}_{i} . We are trying to find the value of i = 0 2046 n i \displaystyle \sum _{ i=0 }^{ 2046 }{ { n }_{ i } } , and this sum can be evaluated by setting x = 1 x=1 .

i = 0 2046 n i = f ( 1 ) = ( 3 ( 1 ) 2 2 ( 1 ) + 1 ) 1023 = 2 1023 \sum _{ i=0 }^{ 2046 }{ { n }_{ i } } = f\left( 1 \right) = {(3(1)^2-2(1)+1)}^{1023} = \large \color{#20A900}{\boxed{2^{1023}}}

João Arruda
Feb 12, 2016

This seems like an easy problem in difficult problem's clothes. The coefficients are 3 3 , 2 -2 and 1 1 . Adding them up gives us 2 2 . We just have to maintain the exponent, thus, 2 1023 \boxed{2^{1023}}

Could you explain why do we have to add them up ?

Mr Yovan - 5 years, 4 months ago

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That's what the problem asks, the sum of the coefficients. So I summed.

João Arruda - 5 years, 4 months ago
Keshav Bansal
Feb 11, 2016

3 x 2 2 x + 1 1023 3x^{2}- 2x+1^{1023} To find the sum of coefficients, just put the value of x=1 (3(1)^2 -2(1) +1)^1023 => (3-2+1)^1023 = 2^1023

Arun Garg
Apr 6, 2016

it is very easy problem

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