MathDB
Problems
Contests
National and Regional Contests
USA Contests
USA - College-Hosted Events
Stanford Mathematics Tournament
2010 Stanford Mathematics Tournament
8
SMT 2010 Algebra #8
SMT 2010 Algebra #8
Source:
February 11, 2012
algebra
polynomial
function
AMC
AIME
binomial theorem
Problem Statement
Let
P
(
x
)
P(x)
P
(
x
)
be a polynomial of degree
n
n
n
such that
P
(
x
)
=
3
k
P(x)=3^k
P
(
x
)
=
3
k
for
0
≤
k
≤
n
0\le k \le n
0
≤
k
≤
n
. Find
P
(
n
+
1
)
P(n+1)
P
(
n
+
1
)
Back to Problems
View on AoPS