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Question 8.13 MCIIA Combinatorics
i dont understand how to find certain coefficients of triple variable exponent questions
For these kinds of questions we want to use the multinomial theorem.
For three variables the multinomial theorem looks like this: the coefficient of $a^d\cdot b^e\cdot c^f$, with $d + e + f = n$, in $(a + b + c)^n$ is $$\dfrac{n!}{d! \cdot e! \cdot f!}.$$
So, for example, the coefficient of $x^2 y^3 z$ in $(x + y + z)^6$ would be $$\dfrac{6!}{2!\cdot 3! \cdot 1!} = 60,$$ and the coefficient of $x y^4 z$ would be $$\dfrac{6!}{1! \cdot 4! \cdot 1!} = 30.$$
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