Distinct monomials in a six-variable sum to the 18th
Question
Consider the polynomial in six variables. After multiplying out and merging like terms, how many distinct monomials does it have?
Short answer
. Each term is with non-negative integer exponents summing to . By stars and bars there are such exponent vectors.
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- Counting and Combinatorics
- Taylor and Maclaurin Series
- Sample Spaces, Events, and the Probability Axioms
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