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Math Challenge II-B Question 6.25

 
 
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Math Challenge II-B Question 6.25
by Michael Lu - Monday, 22 January 2018, 8:03 PM
 

Can someone clarify what is exactly expected of the problem (pasted below) ? Thanks.

Question 6.25:

Prove the form of the multinomial theorem given above.



 
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Re: Math Challenge II-B Question 6.25
by David Reynoso - Tuesday, 23 January 2018, 10:11 AM
 
At the beginning of the handout the multinomial theorem is stated without proof. The purpose of this problem is to give a proof of that theorem. You can do something similar as in problem 6.5, which is a proof of the binomial theorem.