Combinatorics PolynomialAndEquation AMC10/12
2012


Problem - 564
Consider the polynomial \[P(x)=\prod_{k=0}^{10}(x^{2^k}+2^k)=(x+1)(x^2+2)(x^4+4)\cdots (x^{1024}+1024)\] The coefficient of $x^{2012}$ is equal to $2^a$. What is $a$?

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