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Algebra Difficulty 3.4 AMC 10/12 Find the answer

Given (1+x)(2x)6=a0+a1(x1)+a2(x1)2++a7(x1)7(1+x)(2-x)^{6}=a_{0}+a_{1}(x-1)+a_{2}(x-1)^{2}+\ldots+a_{7}(x-1)^{7}, find the value of a3a_{3}.

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Solution

Since (1+x)(2x)6=[(x1)+2](1x+1)6=[(x1)+2][(x1)1]6(1+x)(2-x)^{6}=[(x-1)+2](1-x+1)^{6}=[(x-1)+2][(x-1)-1]^{6},
we can expand it as [(x1)+2][(60)(x1)6(61)(x1)5+(62)(x1)4(63)(x1)3+(64)(x1)2(65)(x1)+(66)][(x-1)+2][\binom{6}{0}(x-1)^{6}-\binom{6}{1}(x-1)^{5}+\binom{6}{2}(x-1)^{4}-\binom{6}{3}(x-1)^{3}+\binom{6}{4}(x-1)^{2}-\binom{6}{5}(x-1)+\binom{6}{6}],
and given (1+x)(2x)6=a0+a1(x1)+a2(x1)2++a7(x1)7(1+x)(2-x)^{6}=a_{0}+a_{1}(x-1)+a_{2}(x-1)^{2}+\ldots+a_{7}(x-1)^{7},
thus, a3=2(63)+(64)=25a_{3}=-2\binom{6}{3}+\binom{6}{4}=-25,
so the answer is 25\boxed{-25}.
By transforming the left side of the equation into [(x1)+2][(x1)1]6[(x-1)+2][(x-1)-1]^{6} and then expanding it according to the binomial theorem, we can find the coefficient of (x1)3(x-1)^{3}, which is the value of a3a_{3}.
This problem mainly examines the application of the binomial theorem and the general formula for the expansion of a binomial series, and is considered a medium-level question.

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