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== Problem ==
 
== Problem ==
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Let <math>P_0(x) = x^3 + 313x^2 - 77x - 8\,</math>.  For integers <math>n \ge 1\,</math>, define <math>P_n(x) = P_{n - 1}(x - n)\,</math>.  What is the coefficient of <math>x\,</math> in <math>P_{20}(x)\,</math>?
  
 
== Solution ==
 
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
* [[1993 AIME Problems/Problem 4 | Previous problem]]
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* [[1993 AIME Problems/Problem 6 | Next problem]]
 
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Revision as of 23:06, 25 March 2007

Problem

Let $P_0(x) = x^3 + 313x^2 - 77x - 8\,$. For integers $n \ge 1\,$, define $P_n(x) = P_{n - 1}(x - n)\,$. What is the coefficient of $x\,$ in $P_{20}(x)\,$?

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See also

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