RMO Practice Problems - Algebra 1

Algebra Level 5

Let P ( x ) P(x) be a polynomial of degree 2015 which satisfies P ( k ) = 2 k P(k) = 2^{k} for all k = 0 , 1 , 2 , 3 , , 2015 k=0,1,2,3, \ldots, 2015 . If the value of P ( 2016 ) P(2016) can be expressed as

a b c , a^{b} - c,

where a a and c c are coprime integers and a a is a prime, find the value of a + b + c a+b+c .


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The answer is 2019.

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2 solutions

Siddharth Jain
Oct 14, 2016

P (x) can be written as xC1 +xC2+xC3+........xC2015 +1 Now substituting x=2016 We get 2^2016-(2016C0) =2^2016 -1 We get 2+2016+1=2019

There was any formula for this

Anita Rani - 3 years, 9 months ago

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