There are 88 numbers a1,a2,a3,…,a88 and each of them is either equal to −3 or −1. Given that a21+a22+⋯+a288=280, then the value of a41+a42+⋯+a4884−500 is
(correct answer + 3, wrong answer 0)
Let m of them be −3 and n of them be −1.
Then m+n=88 and (−3)2m+(−1)2n=280.
Solving both equations,
m=24,n=64.
Hence, (−3)4m+(−1)4n=2008.
20084−500=2