f(2016)=20168 - 2017*20167 +2017*20166 - 2017*20165 +...+2017*20162 - 2017*2016+ 2018
=20168 -( 20168 + 2016) + (20167+2016) - (20166 + 2016)+....+20163+2016 -( 20162 + 2016)+2018
=2018
Thay x=2016 thì 2017=x+1 và 2018=x+2 Do đó
\(f\left(x\right)=x^8-\left(x+1\right)x^7+\left(x+1\right)x^6-...-\left(x+1\right)x\)\(+x+2\)
\(=x^8-x^8-x^7+x^7+x^6-...+x^2-x^2-x+x+2\)
\(=2\)