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algebra senior

Problem

Let be the set of 10-tuples where each entry is 0 or 1, so contains 10-tuples. For each 10-tuple in let be the polynomial of degree at most 9 such that for For example, is the polynomial of degree at most 9 such that and

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Solution
Let Then for any because for 512 polynomials and for 512 polynomials

Thus, for 10 different values 1, 2, 9. Also, has degree at most 9. Therefore, by the Identity Theorem, for all In particular,
Final answer
512