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Math Prize 2014 Problem 7

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September 29, 2014

Problem Statement

If xx is a real number and kk is a nonnegative integer, recall that the binomial coefficient (xk)\binom{x}{k} is defined by the formula (xk)=x(x1)(x2)(xk+1)k!. \binom{x}{k} = \frac{x(x - 1)(x - 2) \dots (x - k + 1)}{k!} \, . Compute the value of (1/22014)42014(40282014). \frac{\binom{1/2}{2014} \cdot 4^{2014}}{\binom{4028}{2014}} \, .