title: "IMO 1987 LL TUR63" description: "Compute 2n" date: "2026-05-29T11:51:44+07:00" tags: ["imo", "longlist", "mathematics", "olympiad"] categories: ["mathematics"] year: 1987 type: "longlist" origin: "TUR" weight: 198700063 draft: false

IMO 1987 LL TUR63

Origin: TUR

Problem

Compute 2n k=0(−1)ka2 k, where ak are the coefficients in the expansion (1 − \sqrt 2x + x2)n = 2n  k=0 akxk.