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IMO LongList 1987 - Compute the sum

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September 6, 2010
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Problem Statement

Compute k=02n(1)kak2\sum_{k=0}^{2n} (-1)^k a_k^2 where aka_k are the coefficients in the expansion (12x+x2)n=k=02nakxk.(1- \sqrt 2 x +x^2)^n =\sum_{k=0}^{2n} a_k x^k.