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2021 Alg/NT Div 1 P5

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March 2, 2021
algebra

Problem Statement

Suppose ff is a degree 42 polynomial such that for all integers 0i420\le i\le 42,
f(i)+f(43+i)+f(243+i)++f(4643+i)=(2)if(i)+f(43+i)+f(2\cdot43+i)+\cdots+f(46\cdot43+i)=(-2)^i
Find f(2021)f(0)f(2021)-f(0).
Proposed by Adam Bertelli