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Let a1,a2,…,a2005a_{1}, a_{2}, \ldots, a_{2005} be real numbers such that $$\begin{array}{ccccccccccc} a_{1} \cdot 1 & + & a_{2} \cdot 2 & + & a_{3} \cdot 3 & + & \cdots & + & a_{2005} \cdot 2005 & = & 0 \\ a_{1} \cdot 1^{2} & + & a_{2} \cdot 2^{2} & + & a_{3} \cdot 3^{2} & + & \cdots & + & a_{2005} \cdot 2005^{2} & = & 0 \\ a_{1} \cdot 1^{3} & + & a_{2} \cdot 2^{3} & + & a_{3} \cdot 3^{3} & + & \cdots & + & a_{2005} \cdot 2005^{3} & = & 0 \\ \vdots & & \vdots & & \vdots & & & & \vdots & & \vdots \\ a_{1} \cdot 1^{2004} & + & a_{2} \cdot 2^{2004} & + & a_{3} \cdot 3^{2004} & + & \cdots & + & a_{2005} \cdot 2005^{2004} & = & 0 \end{array}$$ and a1⋅12005+a2⋅22005+a3⋅32005+⋯+a2005⋅20052005=1a_{1} \cdot 1^{2005}+a_{2} \cdot 2^{2005}+a_{3} \cdot 3^{2005}+\cdots+a_{2005} \cdot 2005^{2005}=1 What is the value of a1a_{1}?
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Let a₁,a₂,…,a₂₀₀₅ be real numbers such that $$\begin{array}{ccccccccccc} a_{1} \cdot 1 & + & a_{2} \cdot 2 & + & a_{3} \cdot 3 & + & \cdots & + & a_{2005} \cdot 2005 & = & 0 \\ a_{1} \cdot 1^{2} & + & a_{2} \cdot 2^{2} & + & a_{3} \cdot 3^{2} & + & \cdots & + & a_{2005} \cdot 2005^{2} & = & 0 \\ a_{1} \cdot 1^{3} & + & a_{2} \cdot 2^{3} & + & a_{3} \cdot 3^{3} & + & \cdots & + & a_{2005} \cdot 2005^{3} & = & 0 \\ \vdots & & \vdots & & \vdots & & & & \vdots & & \vdots \\ a_{1} \cdot 1^{2004} & + & a_{2} \cdot 2^{2004} & + & a_{3} \cdot 3^{2004} & + & \cdots & + & a_{2005} \cdot 2005^{2004} & = & 0 \end{array}$$ and a₁⋅1²⁰⁰⁵+a₂⋅2²⁰⁰⁵+a₃⋅3²⁰⁰⁵+⋯+a₂₀₀₅⋅2005²⁰⁰⁵=1 What is the value of a₁?
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Let $a_{1}, a_{2}, \ldots, a_{2005}$ be real numbers such that $$\begin{array}{ccccccccccc} a_{1} \cdot 1 & + & a_{2} \cdot 2 & + & a_{3} \cdot 3 & + & \cdots & + & a_{2005} \cdot 2005 & = & 0 \\ a_{1} \cdot 1^{2} & + & a_{2} \cdot 2^{2} & + & a_{3} \cdot 3^{2} & + & \cdots & + & a_{2005} \cdot 2005^{2} & = & 0 \\ a_{1} \cdot 1^{3} & + & a_{2} \cdot 2^{3} & + & a_{3} \cdot 3^{3} & + & \cdots & + & a_{2005} \cdot 2005^{3} & = & 0 \\ \vdots & & \vdots & & \vdots & & & & \vdots & & \vdots \\ a_{1} \cdot 1^{2004} & + & a_{2} \cdot 2^{2004} & + & a_{3} \cdot 3^{2004} & + & \cdots & + & a_{2005} \cdot 2005^{2004} & = & 0 \end{array}$$ and $$a_{1} \cdot 1^{2005}+a_{2} \cdot 2^{2005}+a_{3} \cdot 3^{2005}+\cdots+a_{2005} \cdot 2005^{2005}=1$$ What is the value of $a_{1}$?

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