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sum i of (sum j of (f(i)-g(j))^(2559))

Source: 2016 Thailand October Camp 2.2

February 26, 2022
bijectionfunctionalgebra

Problem Statement

Let f,gf, g be bijections on {1,2,3,,2016}\{1, 2, 3, \dots, 2016\}. Determine the value of i=12016j=12016[f(i)g(j)]2559.\sum_{i=1}^{2016}\sum_{j=1}^{2016}[f(i)-g(j)]^{2559}.